(1 May 2024)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tel Aviv, Israel – 01 May 2024
1. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken going to greet families of Israeli hostages
2. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken UPSOUND (English)
“I just had an opportunity to meet with some of the families of some of the hostages, as I have on every visit in Israel [indistinct) and I just wanted to share with you what I shared with them- bringing your loved ones home is at the heart of everything we’re trying to do.“ ++ AUDIO AS INCOMING++
3. Blinken waving goodbye and thanking people
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Hoshea Haggai, his relatives bodies held in Gaza, after his meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken:
“It was very important because I believe it’s the last chance to bring some of the hostages back. He’s (U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken ) very honest, he was very honest, and he said there are limited powers to press (for a deal)."
5. Supporters and relatives held hostages in Gaza protesting and chanting (English) “We want them alive today, now.”
6. Protester and sign reading (English) “Please help”
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Hoshea Haggai, his relatives bodies held in Gaza, after his meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken:
“He was very fair, I must tell. He told us all the problems that they have as United States, and he spoke with everybody, each. He was fantastic.”
8. Pan up of protester holding poster with image of hostage held in Gaza
9. Mid of protesters
10. Pan of protesters with signs, some reading (English) “Help,” “Our sisters are calling for help,” “Stop the war”
11. People with large banner reading (English) “No more time”
12. Banners at protest, protesters chanting (English) “SOS USA, only you can save the day”
13. Protesters with banners (English) “We have no time, “Hostage deal now,” “All of them home now”, “Peace”
14. Mid of protest
15. People walking with Israeli and US flags
16. More of protest
STORYLINE:
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday greeted the families of Israeli hostages held in Gaza who were protesting outside a meeting he held earlier with Israel’s president.
Blinken briefly greeted several dozen demonstrators calling for an immediate hostage release deal on the sidewalk outside a Tel Aviv hotel.
Earlier, he had met the families of Americans held captive by Hamas.
Chanting “SOS, USA, only you can save the day",” the protesters urged Blinken to make their case to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his War Cabinet.
Blinken told them that setting their loved ones free was “at the heart of everything we’re trying to do.”
Blinken is in the region to try to push Israel and Hamas to agree to a cease-fire deal that might bring a pause to the nearly 7-month-long war and free some of the remaining hostages.
In its Oct. 7 raid, Hamas killed 1,200 people and took some 250 people captive. About 100 were freed in a November truce and Hamas and other militant groups still hold 100, as well as the remains of 30 more, according to Israeli authorities.
An emerging deal would see the release of 33 hostages in a first, six-week phase in exchange for the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
AP Video shot by Moshe Edri
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