Israel accepts bridging ceasefire proposal

Published August 19, 2024 3:30pm ET



Israel accepted the United States’s bridging ceasefire proposal for the war in Gaza.

“In a very constructive meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu today, he confirmed to me that Israel supports the bridging proposal,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters. “The next important step is for Hamas to say ‘yes.'”

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