US bureau chief Jacob Magid discusses outgoing secretary of state's remarks, Biden administration's parting gift to Israel, President-elect Trump's pick for deputy Mideast envoy The post Daily Briefing Jan.

Blinken said if the deal is not agreed on in the next two weeks, it will be passed onto the incoming Trump administration who would finalise it.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Monday for a final push for a Gaza ceasefire before President Joe Biden leaves office, after a Hamas official told Reuters the group had cleared a list of 34 hostages as first to go free under a truce.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated on Wednesday that mediators in the Gaza negotiations are close to reaching an agreement. He did not rule out the possibility of a deal being finalized before the end of the Biden administration.