Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on a difficult mission to the Middle East this week, as he tries to get Israel and Hamas to agree to a ceasefire and hostage release deal that would end the devastation in Gaza, the Politico Playbook PM website reports today (April29, 2024).
The Biden administration's immediate goal is to stave off an Israeli ground invasion of Rafah, to which a larege percentage f Palestinians have been displaced. U.S. officials hope a pause in the war could pave the way for talks to create a more durable peace.
Negotiations could start as ssoon as tomorrow (April 30, 2024), and they are seen as an uphill battle for the U.S., Egypt, Qatar,and otrhers to get the two sides to agree to a deal.
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