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Blinken stresses to Qatari PM importance of continuing to work for hostage deal
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
Following the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed in a phone call with Qatari Prime Minister Muhammad al-Thani the importance of continuing to work to reach a hostage release and ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, the State Department says.
Blinken “reiterated that the United States would continue to work to ensure an agreement is reached,” the US readout adds.
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