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Blinken in Israel as under-pressure Netanyahu blames 'obstinate' Hamas

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (C) walks after his arrival in Tel Aviv on August 18, 2024. [AFP]

Israel's prime minister, under pressure at home and from abroad to reach a ceasefire deal with Hamas, on Sunday accused the militants of obstinance in Gaza truce talks as top US diplomat Antony Blinken landed in Israel.

Making his ninth trip to the Middle East since the Gaza war began when Hamas attacked Israel in October, the US secretary of state is to meet Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders in a renewed bid to seal a deal that could help avert a wider conflagration.

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