Blinken due in Israel as Hamas rejects US 'diktats' in Gaza ceasefire push US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to arrive in Israel on Sunday as part of Washington's intensifying diplomatic push to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza that will end the 10-month-old war between Israel and Gaza. Hamas leader Sami Abu Zuhri accused the US of trying to impose "diktats" in the negotiations.