Blinken denies telling Qatari emir to delay efforts for rapid Israel-Hamas hostage deal

Blinken denies report he delayed Hamas offer to free hostages

Former Secretary of State Tony Blinken categorically denied a report in Haaretz that he delayed an offer from Hamas immediately after the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel to free civilian hostages taken by the terrorist group. In an article published Tuesday alleging that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ignored warnings from the United Arab...

‘Complete fiction,’ Blinken says of ‘Haaretz’ report on Oct. 7 hostage offer

“For the record, this is false,” the former U.S. secretary of state wrote in response to a social media post about the article.

Blinken denies telling Qatari emir to delay efforts for rapid Israel-Hamas hostage deal

Blinken called a conversation between him and Qatari Emir al-Thani a "complete fiction" after Haaretz claimed that he told the emir to wait to make a deal between Israel and Hamas.

Blinken Blasts Haaretz Report as “Complete Fiction,” Denies Hamas Offered Early Release of Civilian Hostages

Former U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has categorically denied a Haaretz report claiming that Hamas offered in the immediate aftermath of the October 7 massacre to release all civilian hostages without receiving anything in return, but that Israel refused to discuss the proposal. Blinken issued the denial in response to American journalist Ryan Grim, who cited the Haaretz report by journalist Shlomi Eldar. Blinken responded briefly and u…