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Blinken regrets Hamas rejection in new truce bid

Palestinian restaurant-owner Bassem Abu Aoun speaks to a customer in front of establishment 'Hay Al-Rimal', named after his neighbourhood in Gaza City, in Cairo on October 28, 2024. [AFP]

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday pinned blame on Hamas for rejecting a temporary Gaza truce as he also pressed Israel again to allow more aid into the Palestinian territory.

A Hamas official told AFP on Friday that the group had received a proposal from Egypt and Qatar for a short-term truce and rejected it for not including a lasting ceasefire to the nearly 13-month war.

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