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On August 19, 2024, local time, in Tel Aviv, Israel, US Secretary of State Blinken was interviewed by the media after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. Visual China Photo

Xinhua News Agency, Jerusalem/Gaza, August 20: US Secretary of State Blinken ended his visit to Israel on the 19th and will visit Egypt and Qatar next. This is Blinken's ninth visit to the Middle East since the new round of Israeli-Palestinian conflict broke out on October 7 last year.

The war has been raging for more than ten months, and Israel's military operations in the Gaza Strip have killed more than 40,000 Palestinians. As a staunch ally of Israel, Blinken visited the Middle East this time and declared that the ceasefire negotiations in Gaza had reached a "decisive moment." Is this really the case? What is hindering the negotiations? Blinken's ninth visit to the Middle East, why is the role of the US mediator questioned?

Has the “defining moment” arrived?

Before meeting with Israeli President Herzog on the 19th, Blinken told the media that this is a "decisive moment" and perhaps this is the "best and last chance" to release Israeli detainees in the Gaza Strip, achieve a ceasefire, and allow the relevant parties to embark on a "lasting peace, security, and better path."