![](http://boisechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/floppy-disk-wall-1210x642.jpg)
Blinken, in Tel Aviv, Urges ‘Humanitarian Pauses’ and Protections for Gaza Civilians
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel appeared to rebuff the Biden administration’s request, saying that any cease-fire would be contingent on the release of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas.