US Pushes for ‘Last Chance’ of Gaza Truce as Blinken Visits

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will step up efforts to secure a truce in Gaza when he arrives in the Middle East on Monday, in what could be a final chance to persuade Israel to call off an attack on the southern city of Rafah.
“If there’s a deal, we will suspend the operation” in Rafah, Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz told Channel 12 on Saturday as the Israeli military continued to make preparations for an offensive.
Egypt is stepping up efforts at mediation to secure an agreement between Israel and Hamas leading to a ceasefire in exchange for the release of hostages, but the two sides remain far apart. A Hamas official has said its delegation plans to respond to the latest truce plan on Monday, Agence France Presse reported.
Blinken is traveling to Saudi Arabia for two days to meet regional counterparts and then onto Israel, according to US and Israeli media. It’s the top US diplomat’s seventh Middle East trip since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7.

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