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Biden says Gaza ceasefire is ‘still possible’

By AFP 19 August 2024, 1:22 am 44 Edit
US President Joe Biden walks to board Air Force One at Hagerstown Regional Airport in Hagerstown, Maryland, on August 18, 2024 (ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP)
US President Joe Biden walks to board Air Force One at Hagerstown Regional Airport in Hagerstown, Maryland, on August 18, 2024 (ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP)

US President Joe Biden says that a Gaza ceasefire remains a possibility, despite Israel and Hamas trading blame as top diplomat Antony Blinken landed in Tel Aviv to push a deal.

Biden tells reporters after spending the weekend at his Camp David retreat that talks are still underway and that “we’re not giving up,” adding that an accord is “still possible.”

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