U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to media at the David Kempinski Hotel in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024.
- Kevin Mohatt - pool, ASSOCIATED PRESS
This undated photo provided by Kibbutz Nir Oz shows Avraham Munder, who was held hostage by Hamas militants in Gaza. On Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, Kibbutz Nir Oz announced the death of Avraham Munder while in Hamas captivity.
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This undated photo provided by the Hostages Families Forum shows Avraham Munder, who was held hostage by Hamas militants in Gaza. On Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, Kibbutz Nir Oz announced the death of Avraham Munder while in Hamas captivity.
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FILE - A Palestinian flag is seen with the background of a section of the wall in the Philadelphi corridor between Egypt and Gaza, on the background, near the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah, Sunday, July 1, 2007.
- Khalil Hamra - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Relatives of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip and their supporters protest near the hotel where U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is staying during his visit with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and leadership about a deal to halt the war in Gaza and free the hostages, in Tel Aviv, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024.
- Ohad Zwigenberg - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Israelis protest near the hotel where U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is staying during his visit with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and leadership about a deal to halt the war in Gaza and free hostages captured by Hamas on Oct. 7 attack, in Tel Aviv, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024.
- Ohad Zwigenberg - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman wears a blindfold as relatives of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip and their supporters protest near the hotel where U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is staying during his visit, in Tel Aviv, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024.
- Ohad Zwigenberg - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, center left, meets with Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty in El-Alamein, Egypt, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.
- Kevin Mohatt - pool, ASSOCIATED PRESS
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, meets with Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty in El-Alamein, Egypt, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.
- Kevin Mohatt - pool, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mourners carry the body of Mahmoud Haroub, 18, during his funeral the day after he was killed in clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank town of Dura, near Hebron, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.
- Mahmoud Illean - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mourners gather around the body of Mahmoud Haroub, 18, during his funeral the day after he was killed in clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank town of Dura, near Hebron, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.
- Mahmoud Illean - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mourners gather around the body of Mahmoud Haroub, 18, during his funeral the day after he was killed in clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank town of Dura, near Hebron, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.
- Mahmoud Illean - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mourners gather around the body of Mahmoud Haroub, 18, during his funeral the day after he was killed in clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank town of Dura, near Hebron, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.
- Mahmoud Illean - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mourners carry the body of Mahmoud Haroub, 18, during his funeral the day after he was killed in clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank town of Dura, near Hebron, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.
- Mahmoud Illean - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Protesters stand with large cutout photos of slain hostages and other hostages with relatives of hostages taken by Hamas militants to the Gaza Strip, to honor the memories of six men whose bodies were returned and to call for a deal to release the remaining captives, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.
- Ariel Schalit - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A protester holds a poster showing Shiri Bibas and her child, Kfir, hostages taken with their family by Hamas militants to the Gaza Strip, to honor the memories of six men whose bodies were returned and to call for a deal to release the remaining captives, in Tel Aviv, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.
- Ariel Schalit - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A demonstrator holds a banner with a portrait of the slain hostage Yoram Metzger, who was taken by Hamas militants to the Gaza Strip in Oct. 7 attack, during a protest, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. People gather to honor the memories of six men whose bodies were returned and to call for a deal to release the remaining captives.
- Leo Correa - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A protester stands with large cutout photos of slain hostages Yoram Metzger, left, and Haim Peri, center, with hostage Judi Weinstein Haggai, right, as relatives of hostages taken by Hamas militants to the Gaza Strip to honor the memories of six men whose bodies were returned and to call for a deal to release the remaining captives, in Tel Aviv, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.
- Ariel Schalit - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Relatives of hostages taken by Hamas militants to the Gaza Strip and their supporters gather to honor the memories of six men whose bodies were returned and to call for a deal to release the remaining captives, in Tel Aviv, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.
- Ariel Schalit - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Protesters stand with large cutout photos of slain hostages Haim Peri, left, Yoram Metzger, center, Yagev Buchshtab, far right, and and other hostages as relatives of hostages taken by Hamas militants to the Gaza Strip to honor the memories of six men whose bodies were returned and to call for a deal to release the remaining captives, in Tel Aviv, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. On the Hebrew banner: "Netanyahu sacrifices the hostages."
- Ariel Schalit - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Protesters stand with large cutout photos of slain hostages Haim Peri, left, and other hostages as relatives of hostages taken by Hamas militants to the Gaza Strip to honor the memories of six men whose bodies were returned and to call for a deal to release the remaining captives, in Tel Aviv, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.
- Ariel Schalit - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A protester stands with large cutout photos of slain hostages Avraham Munder, left, and Haim Peri as relatives of hostages taken by Hamas militants to the Gaza Strip to honor the memories of six men whose bodies were returned and to call for a deal to release the remaining captives, in Tel Aviv, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.
- Ariel Schalit - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has visited fellow mediators Egypt and Qatar as he presses ahead with the latest diplomatic mission to secure a cease-fire in the war in Gaza, even as Hamas and Israel signal that challenges remain
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to media at the David Kempinski Hotel in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024.
- Kevin Mohatt - pool, ASSOCIATED PRESS
This undated photo provided by Kibbutz Nir Oz shows Avraham Munder, who was held hostage by Hamas militants in Gaza. On Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, Kibbutz Nir Oz announced the death of Avraham Munder while in Hamas captivity.
- Uncredited - handout one time use, ASSOCIATED PRESS
This undated photo provided by the Hostages Families Forum shows Avraham Munder, who was held hostage by Hamas militants in Gaza. On Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, Kibbutz Nir Oz announced the death of Avraham Munder while in Hamas captivity.
- Uncredited - handout one time use, ASSOCIATED PRESS
FILE - A Palestinian flag is seen with the background of a section of the wall in the Philadelphi corridor between Egypt and Gaza, on the background, near the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah, Sunday, July 1, 2007.
- Khalil Hamra - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Relatives of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip and their supporters protest near the hotel where U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is staying during his visit with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and leadership about a deal to halt the war in Gaza and free the hostages, in Tel Aviv, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024.
- Ohad Zwigenberg - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Israelis protest near the hotel where U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is staying during his visit with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and leadership about a deal to halt the war in Gaza and free hostages captured by Hamas on Oct. 7 attack, in Tel Aviv, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024.
- Ohad Zwigenberg - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman wears a blindfold as relatives of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip and their supporters protest near the hotel where U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is staying during his visit, in Tel Aviv, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024.
- Ohad Zwigenberg - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, center left, meets with Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty in El-Alamein, Egypt, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.
- Kevin Mohatt - pool, ASSOCIATED PRESS
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, meets with Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty in El-Alamein, Egypt, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.
- Kevin Mohatt - pool, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mourners carry the body of Mahmoud Haroub, 18, during his funeral the day after he was killed in clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank town of Dura, near Hebron, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.
- Mahmoud Illean - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mourners gather around the body of Mahmoud Haroub, 18, during his funeral the day after he was killed in clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank town of Dura, near Hebron, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.
- Mahmoud Illean - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mourners gather around the body of Mahmoud Haroub, 18, during his funeral the day after he was killed in clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank town of Dura, near Hebron, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.
- Mahmoud Illean - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mourners gather around the body of Mahmoud Haroub, 18, during his funeral the day after he was killed in clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank town of Dura, near Hebron, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.
- Mahmoud Illean - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mourners carry the body of Mahmoud Haroub, 18, during his funeral the day after he was killed in clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank town of Dura, near Hebron, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.
- Mahmoud Illean - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Protesters stand with large cutout photos of slain hostages and other hostages with relatives of hostages taken by Hamas militants to the Gaza Strip, to honor the memories of six men whose bodies were returned and to call for a deal to release the remaining captives, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.
- Ariel Schalit - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A protester holds a poster showing Shiri Bibas and her child, Kfir, hostages taken with their family by Hamas militants to the Gaza Strip, to honor the memories of six men whose bodies were returned and to call for a deal to release the remaining captives, in Tel Aviv, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.
- Ariel Schalit - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A demonstrator holds a banner with a portrait of the slain hostage Yoram Metzger, who was taken by Hamas militants to the Gaza Strip in Oct. 7 attack, during a protest, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. People gather to honor the memories of six men whose bodies were returned and to call for a deal to release the remaining captives.
- Leo Correa - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A protester stands with large cutout photos of slain hostages Yoram Metzger, left, and Haim Peri, center, with hostage Judi Weinstein Haggai, right, as relatives of hostages taken by Hamas militants to the Gaza Strip to honor the memories of six men whose bodies were returned and to call for a deal to release the remaining captives, in Tel Aviv, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.
- Ariel Schalit - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Relatives of hostages taken by Hamas militants to the Gaza Strip and their supporters gather to honor the memories of six men whose bodies were returned and to call for a deal to release the remaining captives, in Tel Aviv, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.
- Ariel Schalit - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Protesters stand with large cutout photos of slain hostages Haim Peri, left, Yoram Metzger, center, Yagev Buchshtab, far right, and and other hostages as relatives of hostages taken by Hamas militants to the Gaza Strip to honor the memories of six men whose bodies were returned and to call for a deal to release the remaining captives, in Tel Aviv, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. On the Hebrew banner: "Netanyahu sacrifices the hostages."
- Ariel Schalit - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Protesters stand with large cutout photos of slain hostages Haim Peri, left, and other hostages as relatives of hostages taken by Hamas militants to the Gaza Strip to honor the memories of six men whose bodies were returned and to call for a deal to release the remaining captives, in Tel Aviv, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.
- Ariel Schalit - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A protester stands with large cutout photos of slain hostages Avraham Munder, left, and Haim Peri as relatives of hostages taken by Hamas militants to the Gaza Strip to honor the memories of six men whose bodies were returned and to call for a deal to release the remaining captives, in Tel Aviv, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.
- Ariel Schalit - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited fellow mediators Egypt and Qatar as he pressed ahead Tuesday with the latest diplomatic mission to secure a cease-fire in the war in Gaza, even as Hamas and Israel signaled that challenges remain.
Hamas in a new statement called the latest proposal presented to it a “reversal” of what it agreed to previously and accused the U.S. of acquiescing to what it called “new conditions” from Israel. There was no immediate U.S. response.
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