Blinken accused Hamas of violating the ceasefire, which did not fulfill its obligations and fired rockets at Israel
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US Secretary of State Blinken said that Hamas had violated the ceasefire by attacking Jerusalem and not releasing hostages, which led to the resumption of hostilities by Israel.
U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken puts the blame for the ceasefire that ends this morning squarely on Hamas. This was reported by the Times of Israel, UNN reported.
It is important to understand why the pause ended. It ended because of Hamas. Hamas violated its commitments. ... In fact, even before the pause ended, it carried out a brutal terrorist attack in Jerusalem, killing three people and wounding others, including Americans. It (Hamas - ed.) launched a rocket attack rocket fire before the pause ended, and as I said, it violated its commitment to release some of the hostages.
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Anthony Blinkin told journalists of the Times of Israel before his departure from Dubai, where he was in the city for a day to participate in the COP28 climate conference. in the COP28 climate conference.
Israeli authorities claimthat Hamas failed to provide a list of hostages it intended to release by 7 a.m., as required by the in the morning, as stipulated in the ceasefire agreement that was in effect since last Friday.
Blinken clarifies that the United States remains committed to returning all remaining hostages and has and discussed this issue with foreign counterparts while in Dubai. in Dubai.
As a reminder, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Friday, December 1, that it had resumed hostilities against the Palestinian Islamist organization Hamas in the Gaza Strip after breaking an operational Hamas violated an operational pause amid the end of a seven-day truce.
