Bharat Express

Ceasefire

Early Thursday, Hamas urged Blinken in a statement to put direct pressure on Israel

Blinken is set to attend closed-door meetings in Cairo with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, a major US partner in peace efforts, and then in Jerusalem with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel has killed at least 20 civilians in its attacks on Rafah since Tuesday morning

While Hamas has determined a long-term truce, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to crush its surviving fighters in the Southern city of Rafah

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu accepted cease-fire talks in Gaza but fighting resumed near hospitals, regional ramifications flared, and the humanitarian situation in Gaza worsened

Egyptian, Qatari, and US mediators convened in Doha for discussions, with Israeli and Hamas representatives present

Earlier on Monday, Qatari Prime Minister announced that negotiations in Paris with CIA chief Bill Burns and top Israeli and Egyptian security officials yielded a framework for a phased truce

South Africa claims that Israel violates the United Nations Genocide Convention, which was enacted in 1948 as a response to the Holocaust

The October 7 attacks killed around 1,140 people in Israel

On December 1, Israel and Hamas resumed fighting after a one-week truce that Israel claims Hamas violated