Netanyahu says he won't agree to a deal that ends the war in Gaza, testing the latest truce proposal

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1. After keeping the world waiting for weeks, Hamas rejected the Biden proposal on June 11.

"Time for the haggling to stop": Blinken says Hamas didn't accept ceasefire deal

Secretary of State Tony Blinken said Wednesday that Hamas has not accepted the U.S.-backed proposal for a hostage and ceasefire deal and presented "numerous changes" that go beyond its previous positions.

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Speaking from Doha after meeting with the Prime Minister of Qatar, Blinken said: "Hamas proposed numerous changes to the proposal that was on the table. Some of the changes are workable and some are not."

He argued the deal currently under discussion is almost identical to the one Hamas itself proposed on May 6. "It was a deal that Israel accepted and the world was behind. Hamas could have answered with a single word: 'yes.'"

"Instead, they waited almost two weeks and then proposed more changes, a number of which go beyond positions it has previously presented and agreed to. As a result, the war will go on and more people will suffer," Blinken said. "It's time for the haggling to stop and the ceasefire to start. Israel accepted the proposal as it is, Hamas didn't. It is clear what needs to happen," he said.

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