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Thursday, February 15, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, February 15, 2024
Blinken says deal on hostages ‘possible’ but ‘very hard’ issues remain
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken looks on next to an American flag during a press conference with Albania's prime minister in Tirana on February 15, 2024. (Adnan Beci/AFP)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he believes an agreement on a truce deal in the Israel-Hamas war and the release of hostages taken on October 7 was still “possible,” but that “very hard” issues still need to be resolved.
“So we’re very focused on it and I believe it’s possible,” he tells a joint press conference with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama in Tirana, as negotiations between mediators continue in Cairo.
