official confirmed that more than 300 Americans had left Gaza in recent days, but did not confirm how many remain inside the territory. Protesters demonstrate against a visit by U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken in the West Bank city of Ramallah where he met the president of the Palestinian Authority on Sunday.įew people stuck in Gaza have been able to leaveĪfter painstaking negotiations between Israel, Hamas and Egypt, officials agreed to allow one border crossing to Egypt in Rafah to open, allowing some aid to enter and some foreign nationals and a few Palestinians to leave.īut officials in Gaza closed this exit this weekend, saying foreign passport holders will not be allowed to leave unless patients from the hospitals in Gaza City and northern Gaza are permitted to get to the crossing. "The prospect of getting the hostages back can also advance other things that we're committed to doing, as is the government of Israel and other partners of the region - especially getting more humanitarian assistance to people who need it in Gaza," he said. On Sunday, he made an unannounced visit to Iraq and met with Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani in Baghdad for more than an hour.īlinken also made trips to Israel, Jordan and had a sit-down with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah in the West Bank on Sunday.Ī spokesman for Abbas said he had called for an immediate cease-fire and the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza.īut while Blinken met with Abbas, protesters took to the streets in Ramallah and burned images of the secretary.Īsked about progress toward a cease-fire or a pause in hostilities to allow for humanitarian aid to reach those in Gaza, Blinken said his team was continuing to work with the Israeli government to "work through the specifics."īut, he said, the release of hostages being held by Hamas is part of those talks.
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