US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry about the proposed hostage release and ceasefire deal, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller says.
Blinken and his counterparts discussed “the proposal’s benefits for the people of Gaza, including through the return of civilians to North Gaza and the beginning of a major reconstruction plan,” Miller says in a readout of the call.
He also reiterated the US’s appreciation for the humanitarian assistance they have provided Gaza’s civilians with since the outbreak of the war.
Finally, Miller says, Blinken “called for Hamas to accept the deal without delay, underscoring the benefits the deal would provide to the Palestinian people.”
It's not (only) about you.
Supporting The Times of Israel isn’t a transaction for an online service, like subscribing to Netflix. The ToI Community is for people like you who care about a common good: ensuring that balanced, responsible coverage of Israel continues to be available to millions across the world, for free.
Sure, we'll remove all ads from your page and you'll unlock access to some excellent Community-only content. But your support gives you something more profound than that: the pride of joining something that really matters.
Join the Times of Israel Community
Join our Community
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
You're a dedicated reader
We’re really pleased that you’ve read X Times of Israel articles in the past month.
That’s why we started the Times of Israel - to provide discerning readers like you with must-read coverage of Israel and the Jewish world.
So now we have a request. Unlike other news outlets, we haven’t put up a paywall. But as the journalism we do is costly, we invite readers for whom The Times of Israel has become important to help support our work by joining The Times of Israel Community.
For as little as $6 a month you can help support our quality journalism while enjoying The Times of Israel AD-FREE, as well as accessing exclusive content available only to Times of Israel Community members.
Thank you,
David Horovitz, Founding Editor of The Times of Israel
Join Our Community
Join Our Community
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, June 1, 2024
