Blinken travels to Egypt for cease-fire talks as Israel adds new war goal

The Biden administration’s efforts to stable a live-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas by draw of shuttle diplomacy persisted Tuesday as Secretary of Teach Antony Blinken used to be attributable to waft to Egypt in one other strive to “establish broader regional safety.”

The U.S., in coordination with Egypt and Qatar, has been main indirect negotiations within the pursuit of ending the deadly war in Gaza, which has persevered for on the subject of a year following the horrific Oct. 7 bloodbath by Hamas which saw the demise of 1,139 folks along with the kidnapping of 251 folks from Israel.

On the other hand, hopes of finding an end to the war remain now possibly no longer all over Blinken’s most up-to-date discuss over with, which is the tenth outing he has taken to the Middle East for the rationale that October 2023 terrorist attacks.

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Teach Division spokesperson Matt Miller told journalists Monday amid U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein’s outing to Israel, where he met with Top Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Fearless, that there is “no timeline” for a deal.

“We’re working fleet to take a study about at to variety that proposal, [to] strive to procure one thing that would possibly bring every the parties to negate yes,” he added.

A live-fire deal, which the Biden administration regarded hopeful they were cease to reaching closing month, appears to hang reached an impasse as every Hamas and Israel hang made stipulations over web admission to to the Philadelphi Hall, a non-negotiable topic for every side.

Blinken’s most up-to-date outing is now no longer anticipated to consequence in any foremost breakthroughs and is derived proper one day after Israel’s safety cabinet up to this point its war goals towards now no longer superb Hamas, however Hezbollah.

The targets, which already incorporated the elimination of Hamas’ militia and authorities bodies in Gaza, the return of all hostages and guaranteeing a stable ambiance for Israelis residing along the southern border, now additionally comprises the stable return of some 60,000 Israeli voters to their homes within the north.

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Following the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks, bigger than 65,000 Israelis were evacuated from their homes along the northern border with Lebanon over concerns that Hezbollah would possibly attain a identical Hamas-sort attack.

No matter the devastating effects Hamas accomplished in its gruesome attack closing year, safety experts hang lengthy warned that Hezbollah – which is financially and militarily stronger than Hamas – poses a bigger possibility to Israeli safety.

In a late-evening statement Monday, Netanyahu’s place of work said, “Israel will continue to take filled with life measures” to manufacture its new “draw” in returning voters to their northern homes.

The statement followed feedback made by every the prime minister and the defense minister on Monday that said Israel is taking a study about to interchange its force posture along its northern border.

Neither Netanyahu nor Fearless hang detailed what these safety adjustments will entail, however every hang regarded to manufacture clear to the U.S. that Israel will manufacture what it believes is great for its safety.

Fox News’ Yonat Friling contributed to this text.