US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says a deal between Israel and Hamas that would include a pause in the fighting and the release of Israeli captives and Palestinian prisoners is still possible but “very hard” points of disagreement have yet to be resolved.
“We are very committed to do everything we can to move forward and see if we can reach an agreement,” he added.
Talks involving Egypt, Qatar, Israel and the US ended in Cairo this week without a breakthrough.
source: AlJazeera