Blinken urges Hamas to agree Gaza truce as he meets Israel leaders

Washington has heightened pressure on all sides to reach a ceasefire -- a message pushed by Blinken, who was on his seventh regional tour since the Gaza war broke out in October. "Even in these very difficult times we are determined to get a ceasefire that brings the hostages home -- and to get it now," Blinken said as he met Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Tel Aviv. "And the only reason that that wouldn't be achieved is because of Hamas." Herzog's role is largely ceremonial but later Blinken...