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Blinken presses Hamas to seal cease-fire with Israel, says 'the time is now' for a deal
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Blinken urges Israel and Hamas to move ahead with a cease-fire deal and says 'the time is now'
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Blinken presses Hamas to seal cease-fire with Israel, says 'the time is now' for a deal
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Blinken urges Israel and Hamas to move ahead with a cease-fire deal and says 'the time is now'
![Evelyn Hockstein U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Israeli President Isaac Herzog shake hands during their meeting in Tel Aviv, Israel Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/83294c3429b244848c753ae7537acb34/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Israeli President Isaac Herzog shake hands during their meeting in Tel Aviv, Israel Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, meets with Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Tel Aviv, Israel Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)
![Oded Balilty Families and supporters of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza hold banners and shut slogans during a protest calling for their return, outside a meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and families of hostages in Tel Aviv, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/4bbec9bbf4a44cc5ac2d213a48d46fd2/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Families and supporters of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza hold banners and shut slogans during a protest calling for their return, outside a meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and families of hostages in Tel Aviv, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
![Abir Sultan FILE - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a press conference in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, Israel on Oct. 28, 2023. Netanyahu pledged Tuesday, April 30 to launch an incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are sheltering from the almost 7-month-long war, just as cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas appear to be gaining steam. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/8ed8dade8510477e92a560eef6b09875/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a press conference in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, Israel on Oct. 28, 2023. Netanyahu pledged Tuesday, April 30 to launch an incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are sheltering from the almost 7-month-long war, just as cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas appear to be gaining steam. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP, File)
![Oded Balilty Families and supporters of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza hold banners and flags during a protest calling for their return, outside a meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and families of hostages in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/4bfe883be6ad4690beb628c11a395134/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Families and supporters of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza hold banners and flags during a protest calling for their return, outside a meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and families of hostages in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
![Oded Balilty Families and supporters of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza hold banners and flags during a protest calling for their return, outside a meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and families of hostages in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ef81432184fc47498ae8abc29fa4f41f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Families and supporters of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza hold banners and flags during a protest calling for their return, outside a meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and families of hostages in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
![Evelyn Hockstein U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the media at the port of Ashdod, in Ashdod, Israel, Wednesday May 1, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1e8dc00112394fde80aba6d2dc054fbc/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the media at the port of Ashdod, in Ashdod, Israel, Wednesday May 1, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)
![Evelyn Hockstein U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, meets with Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Tel Aviv, Israel Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/aed83515fe2c4523ad3e38ff49fd9411/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, meets with Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Tel Aviv, Israel Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)
![Evelyn Hockstein U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken walks with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, right, at the Kerem Shalom border crossing in Kerem Shalom, Israel, Wednesday May 1, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/0cb8640dab2e439bb7dbb47231d1c395/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken walks with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, right, at the Kerem Shalom border crossing in Kerem Shalom, Israel, Wednesday May 1, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)
![Oded Balilty A woman holds a banner and shouts slogans with families and supporters of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza during a protest calling for their return, outside a meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and families of hostages in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/06d72f73f2e74acc932224a6ea256156/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
A woman holds a banner and shouts slogans with families and supporters of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza during a protest calling for their return, outside a meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and families of hostages in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
![Ohad Zwigenberg Israeli soldiers gather near the Israeli-Gaza border in southern Israel before they enter Gaza Strip, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a3e5d45885fc47838d55cfa4a7aa8213/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Israeli soldiers gather near the Israeli-Gaza border in southern Israel before they enter Gaza Strip, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
![Oded Balilty A woman holds a banner with families and supporters of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza during a protest calling for their return, outside a meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and families of hostages in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/3689ad4e357f40ba98072232ab9123ee/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
A woman holds a banner with families and supporters of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza during a protest calling for their return, outside a meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and families of hostages in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
![Ohad Zwigenberg Israeli troops walk in the Gaza Strip, seen from southern Israel, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/274f894cbd6c48fb8e3f3c75876c36ec/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Israeli troops walk in the Gaza Strip, seen from southern Israel, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
![Ohad Zwigenberg Israeli soldiers are seen at a staging ground near the border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/896135990b0c4b058eb8aefd194a959c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Israeli soldiers are seen at a staging ground near the border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
![Oded Balilty Families and supporters of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza hold banners and flags during a protest calling for their return, outside a meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and families of hostages in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f975b011a7914fb19bc168c6854dc594/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Families and supporters of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza hold banners and flags during a protest calling for their return, outside a meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and families of hostages in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
![Ohad Zwigenberg An Israeli soldier holds a machine gun near the Israeli-Gaza border in southern Israel before he enters Gaza Strip, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/26a83185598147fa95e5ac953732e969/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
An Israeli soldier holds a machine gun near the Israeli-Gaza border in southern Israel before he enters Gaza Strip, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
![Evelyn Hockstein U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Israeli President Isaac Herzog talk during their meeting in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fd602bcf52a8465784bedb2ad4e37db7/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Israeli President Isaac Herzog talk during their meeting in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)