US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s farewell address was marred by heckling and yelling of protesters on Tuesday as he laid out plans for the post-war management of strife-torn Gaza strip.Antony Blinken said the outgoing administration of US President Joe Biden administration would hand over the roadmap to President-elect Donald Trump’s team to pick up if a ceasefire deal is reached.

Netanyahu said a “last-minute crisis” with Hamas was holding up Israeli approval of the long-awaited ceasefire agreement. His office did not elaborate.

The US government assumes that the timetable of the Gaza ceasefire-hostage deal will be adhered to, despite a dispute over details. "I fully expect that implementation will begin, as we said, on Sunday,

Antony Blinken was interrupted as he gave his final comments State Department’s briefing room. As he touted the Biden administration’s help brokering a ceasefire deal in Gaza, two journalists accused him of complicity in Israeli violence.

The Gaza Strip ceasefire should begin on Sunday as planned, despite the need for negotiators to tie up a "loose end" at the last minute, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday.

Hours after media reports suggested that Hamas has agreed to a draft ceasefire agreement for the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday appeared to deny such claims saying that the terror group has yet to give a final answer to the deal on the table,

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken's farewell speech was disrupted by a pro-Palestinian protester who accused him of backing alleged Israeli atrocities against Palestinians. The incident took place as Blinken detailed plans for post-war management in the Gaza Strip.

Rifts with Hamas and a far-right minister’s threat to resign complicated progress toward the Israeli cabinet’s vote on the deal, which includes the release of hostages.

This 42-day ceasefire aims to halt the 15-month conflict and facilitate the release of hostages held by Hamas.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is confident a long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas would move forward on Sunday despite a "last-minute crisis."

Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip whilst Israel insists details are still being finalised

The dispute is over the identities of several prisoners Hamas is demanding be released. Read more at straitstimes.com.