US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has voiced confidence that the implementation of a ceasefire in Gaza will begin on Sunday after Israel held off on a cabinet vote and accused Hamas of backtracking, AFP reports.

“I am confident, and I fully expect that implementation will begin, as we said, on Sunday,” Blinken said at a farewell news conference.

Blinken said that he and other officials of President Joe Biden’s administration, which ends on Monday, were on the telephone to try to resolve issues in the ceasefire.

“It’s not exactly surprising that in a process, in a negotiation, that has been this challenging and this fraught, you may get a loose end. We’re tying up that loose end as we speak,” Blinken said.