U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Hamas to simply accept a deal provided by Israel to launch hostages held in Gaza. In remarks Wednesday in Ashdod, Israel, he stated there had been “significant progress” on rising assist to Gaza, and {that a} maritime hall for deliveries by way of a brief pier below building by the U.S. navy was “most likely per week away” from being operational. Blinken met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and visited the Kerem Shalom border crossing and Kibbutz Nir Oz.
