"Netanyahu agrees to cease-fire"

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to a cease-fire proposal in Gaza. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said this information. News from Deutsche Welle.

Blinken said in Tel Aviv on Monday (August 19) that he had a very productive meeting with Netanyahu. There, Nyanyahu told him that he accepted the cease-fire offered by the United States. Now accept this proposal Hamas.

Blinken said it was now up to Hamas to bring relief to the Palestinians in Gaza by releasing Israeli prisoners. The Palestinian independence group Hamas is considered a terrorist organization by several countries, including the EU, the United States, and Israel.
Blinken said it was a defining moment. No better opportunity could possibly be found for a cease-fire to repatriate prisoners and to establish a lasting peace.
The US Secretary of State will now go to Qatar, the report said. Qatar is also playing an important role in mediation. He will discuss the issue of ceasefire with Qatar. Discuss next steps.
Some of the mediators think that the cease-fire agreement will be done this time, but many people fear that the conflict will increase as a result of the tension between Israel and Iran.
A ceasefire will be discussed in Egypt later this week. Blinken visited the Middle East nine times in 10 months after the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict. Netanyahu said that Blinken's meeting with him was fruitful. At this time, no one should do anything that will frustrate this process.