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Blinken says officials resolving ‘loose end’ in Gaza deal, expects ceasefire to begin on Sunday

Baku, TurkicWorld

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday he is confident a Gaza ceasefire agreed by Israel and Hamas will begin on Sunday as expected, despite a last-minute glitch.

Blinken, in his last news conference as the US top diplomat, said he had been speaking to US negotiator Brett McGurk and Qatari officials on Thursday morning to resolve the issue, TurkicWorld reports referencing Arab News.

“It’s not exactly surprising that in a process and negotiation that has been this challenging and this fraught, you may get a loose end,” he said. “We’re tying up that loose end as we speak.”

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