US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken revealed that Washington received a response from Hamas yesterday to the exchange deal, indicating that the response had some amendments, some of which could be accepted, commenting: “Hamas could have responded with one word, which was to accept President Biden’s proposal because the agreement is in the interest of all parties.” "The future of the region will not depend on the hands of Hamas."
Blinken added during a press conference with his Qatari counterpart in Doha, “We will continue to work with our partners in Egypt and Qatar to try to reach an agreement on the new deal,” revealing that ideas for how to govern Gaza after the end of the war will be presented in the coming weeks.