US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and release of remaining hostages by Hamas is near the „goal line.“ „I believe we’re inside the 10-yard line and driving toward the goal line“ on an „agreement that would produce a ceasefire, get the hostages home, and put us on a better track to trying to build lasting peace and stability,“ Blinken says at a forum in Colorado. SOUNDBITE