The U.S. supports Israel's goal of destroying Hamas but it is under growing pressure to push for a ceasefire.
Share on email told his Israeli counterparts on Friday that agreeing to a humanitarian pause will help the U.S.
Israeli leaders, including Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, IDF chief of staff Herzi Halevi and Netanyahu, told Blinken a pause wouldn't happen unless the hostages were released, the Israeli officials said.Blinken and his aides think the Israeli leaders haven't shut the door on the idea of a temporary ceasefire and that they can get them to agree to some kind of pause like they did when Israel agreed to allow aid trucks into Gaza, the officials said.
He also claimed the commander and the 20 militants killed were involved in the Oct. 7 terrorist attack. Hamas denied the commander was killed. "Whoever wants to win this war needs to support as much humanitarian aid as possible," a second Israeli official said.In his meetings on Friday, Blinken also raised the need to start planning for the day after the war, U.S. and Israeli officials said.
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