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HAMAS CLAIMS TEL AVIV ATTACK AS BLINKEN PROMOTES CEASE-FIRE IN ISRAEL

While the U.S. has said a deal could be concluded as early as this week, the
explosion in Tel Aviv underscored the peril of the moment and the risk of
escalation.

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Israeli police and emergency responders at the scene of an explosion in Tel
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Rachel Pannett
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Annabelle Timsit
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Loveday Morris
Updated August 19, 2024 at 11:40 a.m. EDT|Published August 19, 2024 at 1:19 a.m.
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TEL AVIV — Hamas claimed responsibility for a bombing that shook Tel Aviv on
Sunday night as Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived to promote a
U.S.-backed cease-fire proposal in Gaza, which he described as potentially a
last-ditch chance to restore calm to the Middle East.

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“This is a decisive moment — probably the best, maybe the last, opportunity to
get the hostages home, to get a cease-fire, and to put everyone on a better path
to enduring peace and security,” Blinken said Monday, alongside Israeli
President Isaac Herzog.


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