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Tuesday, September 16, 2025
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Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Rubio: Only ‘very short window of time’ left for ceasefire and hostage-release deal
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens as he speaks to media at Ben Gurion International Airport, as he departs Tel Aviv for Qatar following an official visit on September 16, 2025. (Nathan Howard/Pool Photo via AP)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warns that Hamas has only days to accept a ceasefire deal, as Israel bombards Gaza City.
“The Israelis have begun to take operations there,” Rubio says as he departs Israel for Qatar, which serves as a mediator in talks for a ceasefire and hostage-release deal. “So we think we have a very short window of time in which a deal can happen. We don’t have months anymore, and we probably have days and maybe a few weeks to go.”
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