Blinken urges Hamas to accept cease-fire deal, Netanyahu vows to attack Raffah either way

AND DOES REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT, WHETHER IT BE FROM STATE AUTHORITIES OR, ULTIMATELY, FROM THE FEDS, THERE IS PLANNING IN PLACE TO SUPPORT THAT. >> , THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>> AS THE PROTESTS OVER THE WERE IN GAZA CONTINUE HERE IN THE U. S., WE ARE FOLLOWING DEVELOPMENTS OUT OF THE MIDDLE EAST THIS MORNING. SECRETARY OF STATE ANTONY BLINKEN IS IN ISRAEL, HOLDING MEETINGS WITH TOP OFFICIALS TODAY, RAMPING UP PRESSURE ON HAMAS TO ACCEPT THE PROPOSAL AND HOSTAGE RELEASE DEAL. >> THERE IS A PROPOSAL ON THE TABLE. AS WE SAID, THERE ARE NO EXCUSES. THE TIME IS NOW. >> THE SECRETARY'S MS. IT COMES AS ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU VOWS TO LAUNCH A GROUND INVASION ON THE SOUTHERN CITY OF RAFAH WITHOUT OR WITH A DEAL. DOCUMENTS OBTAINED BY CBS NEWS REVEALED THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS CONSIDERING ALLOWING PALESTINIANS FROM GAZA INTO THE U. S. AS REFUGEES. IMTIAZ TYAB AND HAS MORE >> RAMY INOCENCIO HAS MORE. >> Reporter: THIS IS SECRETARY AUSTIN ANTONY BLINKEN'S SEVENTH VISIT TO THE REGION SINCE OCTOBER SEVENTH WHEN HAMAS MILITANTS INVADED SOUTHERN ISRAEL AND SHOWS A HOPE FOR CEASE-FIRE BUT ALSO SHOWS TALK SO VERY MUCH AT AN IMPASSE FOR A PEACE THAT IS LONG-LASTING. THIS MORNING, BLINKEN MET WITH ISRAEL SAYS PRESIDENT AND SAID THEY ARE DETERMINED TO GET A CEASE-FIRE THAT ALSO SECURES THE RELEASE OF ALL THE HOSTAGES. HE ALSO MET WITH FAMILIES OF AMERICAN HOSTAGES. WE SPOKE TO THE WIFE AND DAUGHTER OF ONE OF THOSE HOSTAGES, KEITH SIEGEL. HAMAS RELEASED A PROOF OF LIFE VIDEO A FEW DAYS AGO. HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER TOLD ME THEY ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE WHITE HOUSE'S EFFORTS TO GET EVERYONE HOME, BUT THEY FEEL MORE COULD BE DONE BY EVERYONE, NOT JUST THE U. S., BUT ALSO ISRAEL AND THEMSELVES. BLINKEN ALSO MET PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU IN JERUSALEM AND PRESSED HIM TO INCREASE THE FLOW OF AID INTO GAZA FASTER. JIK WANT SAID THEY WERE REOPENING A PORT, LAND ROUTE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF

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Length: 2min 9sec (129 seconds)

Published: Wed May 01 2024