US to Present Gaza Proposal ‘in Coming Days,’ Blinken Says

Top US diplomat says Israel, Hamas have agreed on most issues
Border crossing, hostage-prisoner exchanges yet to be resolved

Antony Blinken in Port Au Prince, Haiti, on Sept. 5.Photographer: Clarens Siffroy/AFP/Getty Images

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By Iain Marlow

September 5, 2024 at 11:57 PM UTC

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The US, Qatar and Egypt will present a new cease-fire proposal to Israel and Hamas in the coming days, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday, as the Biden administration struggles to find a way to end the war in the Gaza Strip.

The top US diplomat said that 90% of the cease-fire deal had been agreed upon and that the remaining issues were Israeli control of the Philadelphi corridor, which runs along the Gaza-Egypt border, and how Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners are exchanged.