Is the US taking sides or working as a neutral arbiter in the Gaza cease-fire negotiations?

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has ended his trip to the Middle East, where he was urgently seeking to broker a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas. The top US diplomat held talks in Egypt and Qatar about the proposed truce — but left the region with a deal still elusive. Both Qatar and Egypt, along with the US, are acting as mediators. On Monday, Blinken told journalists in Tel Aviv that Israel had accepted what he called a “bridging proposal“ designed to address the differences between the two sides. But Hamas said the proposal went against what it had previously agreed to. DW speaks to Laura Blumenfeld, Middle East analyst and author #gazaceasefire #hostagedeal #qatar Subscribe: For more news go to: Follow DW on social media: ►Facebook: ►Twitter: ►Instagram: