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Last Updated: April 29, 2024, 15:52 IST
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
US secretary of state Antony Blinken said that the US-Saudi security pact for Israel normalisation will soon be completed. (Image: Reuters)
Antony Blinken is visiting West Asia for the seventh time since the war between Israel and Hamas broke out and is seeking to finalise a ceasefire.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday he was hopeful Hamas would accept an “extraordinarily generous” offer to halt Israel’s Gaza offensive in return for the release of hostages.
“Hamas has before it a proposal that is extraordinarily, extraordinarily generous on the part of Israel,” Blinken said in Riyadh at the World Economic Forum.
“They have to decide — and they have to decide quickly,” Blinken said. “I’m hopeful that they will make the right decision.”
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