Arab and Western foreign ministers are meeting in Saudi Arabia with the war in Gaza on their minds.
This is the US Secretary of State's 7th visit to the Middle East since the October 7th attacks and he's urging Hamas to accept this deal:
A forty-day ceasefire, and the release of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel, in exchange for more than 30 Israeli hostages held by Hamas.
Antony Blinken, US Secretary of State: "Hamas has before it a proposal that is extraordinarily, extraordinarily generous, on the part of Israel. And in this moment, the only thing standing between the people of Gaza and a ceasefire is Hamas. They have to decide, and they have to decide quickly."
Conditions in Gaza have worsened. Overnight, three separate Israeli attacks killed 22 people in Rafah, hitting three houses, including that of the Abu Taha family. Their small child died in the attack.
Mahmoud Abu Taha, relative of the deceased: "We were sitting in our homes, then the house was bombed, and we did not know anything. Everyone was sleeping in their bed, the displaced and those who were not displaced. Most of these martyrs were displaced, in addition to the family living here. Ten members of the family and the displaced were killed. They have nothing to do with anything, all of them are girls and women. This is the target that they are looking for."
Israel still plans to invade Rafah to root out what officials say are Hamas militants hiding in the city. The new ceasefire on the table is only an extended pause.
Israel has said once its over, it will resume its assault on Gaza, potentially worsening the scale of a humanitarian crisis nearing its 7th month.