Blinken announces reaching a final formula for a ceasefire agreement in Gaza

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Baghdad -INA

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced today, Tuesday, that a final formula for a ceasefire agreement in Gaza has been reached.

Blinken said in a press conference - followed by the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "Both Egypt and Qatar have reached a final formula for a ceasefire agreement in Gaza," adding that "the ball is now in Hamas's court." He added, "We are working on formulating a plan that includes the day after the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and how to govern the Strip," indicating that "if we reach an agreement on Gaza now or after January 20, it will be an expression of the framework that Biden had set in May.".

The US Secretary of State explained that "there is a body that will take over the governance of the Gaza Strip the day after the war and will hand over power to a Palestinian Authority."