US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that he discussed the imperative of Hamas’ saying yes to the Gaza ceasefire agreement in his talks with Turkiye’s President and Foreign Minister, Reuters reports.

“In my discussions with President Erdogan and with Minister Fidan we talked about the imperative of Hamas saying yes to the (Gaza) agreement that’s possible to finally help bring this to an end,” Blinken said, following his meeting with Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan in Ankara.

“We appreciate very much the role that Turkiye can play in using its voice with Hamas, to try to bring this to conclusion.”

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