Meantecks, Secretary of State Anthony Blinking has been stressing the urgency of getting a Gaza ceasefire deal, quote, over the finish line.

For that and all the other days headlines, we turn now to William Bringham in our Washington studio

William.

Thanks, I'm not and Jeff.

Secretary Blinking is on his ninth trip to the region since fighting began and he says

the US will do everything possible to get

Hamas on board with the current ceasefire proposals. Today he met with

negotiators in Egypt and Qatar a day after announcing that Israel had accepted a proposal that would bridge gaps in negotiations.

But many challenges remain.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his military wants lasting control over two strategic

corridors inside Gaza, which is a non-starter for Hamas.

In Doha today, Lincoln said that condition is not included in the so-called bridging proposal that Netanyahu agreed to.

That plan, among other things, as I said, includes a very clear schedule and locations for

withdrawals. It's so clearly in the interests of all concern

starting with Israel to bring this to a close.

Meantime, Iran says it could be a long time before it retaliates against Israel

over the killing in Tehran last month of a Hamas leader.

Iran blames Israel for that killing.

Israel's military says it recovered the dead bodies of six hostages

during an overnight raid in Gaza.

A group representing hostages families say the men were kidnapped alive

during the October 7th attack.

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