Blinken says ‘real hope’ for new hostage deal – as it happened

From 10h ago 21.41 GMT Blinken says 'real hope' for new hostage release deal Antony Blinken described the proposal on the table for a new hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas as “strong and compelling”. He added: I can say that very important, productive work has been done, and there is some real hope going forward. The official told CBS that the drone used in the attack wasa “type of Shahed drone”, a one-way attack drone that Iran has been providing to Russia. 10h ago 21.41 GMT Blinken says 'real hope' for new hostage release deal Antony Blinken described the proposal on the table for a new hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas as “strong and compelling”. He added: I can say that very important, productive work has been done, and there is some real hope going forward.