U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday he is hopeful Hamas will accept what he characterized as Israel's "extraordinarily generous" offer for a cease-fire in Gaza in return for the release of hostages.
"In this moment, the only thing standing between the people of Gaza and a cease-fire is Hamas," Blinken said in Riyadh, on a trip to the Mideast for more talks on halting the nearly seven-month-old Israel-Hamas war.