U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has attributed Hamas’ rejection of a short-term truce in Gaza to the group’s insistence on a permanent ceasefire instead. Following a proposal from Egypt and Qatar, which Hamas dismissed, Blinken emphasized that Hamas has again refused to release even a small number of hostages to facilitate a ceasefire and …

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