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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is headed to Egypt for talks on a Gaza ceasefire as he pushes Hamas to accept a deal, AFP reports.

Blinken, who met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Monday, will afterwards head to Qatar, which along with Egypt is brokering negotiations for a truce in the 10-month Gaza conflict.

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