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April 30, 2024

Hamas Criticizes Blinken After He Claimed Israel Made "Extraordinarily Generous" Ceasefire Proposal
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The student protests come as the death toll in Gaza has topped 34,500,
including over 14,500 children. 
U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken has arrived in Jordan as
negotiations continue over a proposed 40-day ceasefire and a deal to
release more hostages held in Gaza. Blinken urged Hamas to accept the
current proposal.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken: "Hamas has before it a proposal that
is extraordinarily, extraordinarily generous on the part of Israel. And
in this moment, the only thing standing between the people of Gaza and a
ceasefire is Hamas. They have to decide, and they have to decide
quickly."

Senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan criticized Blinken's comment. Hamdan
told Al Jazeera, "Stopping the attacks against Palestinians is not
generous. The attack itself is a crime, so when you stop a crime, you
can't claim that it's a generous action from the Israeli side." Hamas
officials are reviewing the current proposal. 


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