00:00U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
00:05has agreed to an American, quote, bridging proposal for a ceasefire deal to end the 10-month
00:10war in Gaza.
00:11Blinken noted that it's now up to Hamas to agree to the terms.
00:15Business Insider notes that The Washington Post reports that Blinken even went so far
00:19as to suggest that the Palestinian militant group might not get another opportunity to
00:24make a deal with Israel.
00:26He said, quote, this is a decisive moment, probably the best, maybe the last, opportunity
00:32to get the hostages home, to get a ceasefire, and to put everyone on a better path to enduring
00:37peace and security.
00:39The war began on October 7, when Hamas militants attacked southern Israel, killing at least
00:431,400 people and taking at least 200 hostages.
00:48Israel responded with attacks on Hamas and has killed at least 40,000 Palestinians, according
00:53to Gaza's health ministry.
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