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Blinken says a truce is still possible, despite the very different positions of Israel and Hamas

2024-02-07 23:42:13Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Blinken says a truce is still possible, despite the very different positions of
Antony Blinken

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that a cease-fire agreement and the release of hostages between Israel and Hamas is still possible, although the two sides' positions on key terms for a deal are far apart.

Secretary Blinken was in the region to try to broker such a deal, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier rejected Hamas' latest proposal for a ceasefire to release people still being held hostage in the region.

Mr. Netanyahu reiterated his pledge to destroy the Palestinian Islamic Movement, saying that for Israel there is no other alternative but to eliminate Hamas.

"Tomorrow is the day after the elimination of Hamas. All of Hamas," he told a news conference, insisting that total victory against Hamas was the only solution to the war in Gaza.

The Hamas proposal, which came in response to a proposal drawn up by the United States, Israel, Qatar and Egypt, called for a four-and-a-half-month cessation of hostilities, during which time all hostages would be released, Israel would to withdraw his troops from the Gaza Strip and an agreement would be reached to end the war.

Under this proposal, the hostages would be released in exchange for hundreds of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel, including senior militants.

Israel has made the destruction of Hamas one of its main war objectives, and the Hamas proposal would leave it in power in Gaza and allow it to rebuild military capabilities.

But Secretary Blinken downplayed Israel's position, saying it is part of the arduous negotiation process and that things are not black and white.

"While there are some unacceptable points in Hamas's response, we think it creates room for an agreement to be reached, and we will work tirelessly until we reach that point," he told a news conference in Israel.

Mr Blinken is trying to advance ceasefire talks while laying out a vision for a more comprehensive post-war settlement, under which Saudi Arabia would normalize relations with Israel in return for a "clear, credible path to establishing a the Palestinian state".

"I believe there is an opportunity for a very positive and consolidated future that really integrates Israel in the region and responds to its needs to live in peace and security and that also responds to the aspirations of the Palestinian people," he said earlier. during a meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog.

But Mr Netanyahu, who continues to lose support in Israel, is opposed to a Palestinian state and his hard-line ruling coalition could falter if he is perceived to be making too many concessions.


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