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Thursday, October 24, 2024
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Thursday, October 24, 2024
Blinken discusses hostages, Gaza ceasefire with Qatari leaders
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, meets with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Doha, Qatar, October 24, 2024. (Nathan Howard/Pool Photo via AP)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds talks in Qatar, a key mediator in the Gaza war, as he seeks to build momentum for a ceasefire after Israel’s killing of the leader of Hamas.
Following a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, Blinken flew to Saudi Arabia and then Qatar, where he will seek assessments of where Hamas stands on a truce.
Blinken “discussed renewed efforts to secure the release of the hostages and end the war in Gaza” with the Gulf state’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, the State Department says.
He then went into talks with Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, with whom he will hold a joint news conference.
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