PROPOSAL
Blinken has called the latest push for a deal “probably the best, possibly the last opportunity”, and said his meeting with Netanyahu was constructive, adding it was incumbent on Hamas to accept the bridging proposal.
Officials from the US, Hamas, Israel, Egypt or Qatar have not spelled out what is in the proposal or how it differs from previous versions. “There are questions of implementation and making sure that it’s clearly understood what each side will do to carry out its commitments,” Blinken said on Monday.
Hamas rejected US comments that it was backing away from a deal, saying Egyptian and Qatari mediators knew it had dealt positively towards the negotiations and that it was Netanyahu who had always obstructed an agreement with new demands.
It said it was still committed to terms it agreed with mediators in July based on a proposal made by the US in May.
Netanyahu denies obstructing a deal.
Source: CNA
