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Blinken hails captive operation without mention of more than 200 killed

8 June 2024 22:07 BST

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken welcomed the rescue of four Israelis held captive in Gaza in a statement without mentioning the at least 210 Palestinians killed. 

"We welcome the rescue of four hostages who after eight months of captivity have finally been reunited with their families in Israel. The United States will not rest until every hostage is returned home," Blinken said. 

Blinken also called on Hamas to accept the ceasefire deal.

According to Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and other high-ranking Israeli officials, Israel would not accept Hamas’s rule of Gaza under any ceasefire deal.

Blinken did not make mention of Israel's demands in his statement, saying: "The only thing standing in the way of achieving this ceasefire is Hamas".