US officials have said they made progress and offered a proposal to bridge gaps between Israel and Hamas, with talks to resume later in the coming week in Cairo.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has visited the region nine times, including this trip. / Photo: AP
He has routinely visited Arab states on previous trips, but no further stops were immediately announced. Blinken flew out of Andrews Air Force Base on Saturday after two days of ceasefire talks urged by President Joe Biden brokered with Egypt and Qatar wrapped up in the Qatari capital Doha. The official, speaking on customary condition of anonymity, said that the diplomats were setting up an"implementation cell" so they can quickly move ahead on the deal if it is completed.
Under a plan laid out by Biden on May 31, fighting would stop for an initial six weeks that would be extended as talks take place on a permanent ending, with hostages and prisoners released.
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