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Blinken: Israel accepts US proposal for hostage agreement

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Jessica Saltz
August 20, 2024

The US secretary of state made the announcement after meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog in Israel. Blinken says it's now up to Hamas, whose terrorist attack on October 7, 2023 started the current war with Israel, to agree to the plan.

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