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The spokesman for the U.S. State Department, Matthew Miller, explained that Blinken discussed how to secure an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and how this relates to broader efforts to resolve the ongoing hostage crisis.

"There is no truth to the speculation that the homicide victim was identified as Goldy Brar," Dooley said in the statement. "This identifies the victim clearly."

Xinhua news agency said that Netanyahu made the announcement during a meeting with the families of the prisoners on Tuesday that Israel had started the process of evacuating Palestinian inhabitants from Rafah.

The talks that commenced on Monday are continuing on Tuesday. According to sources in the Israeli Defence Ministry, the negotiations are on a positive path. After Israel reduced the number of hostages to be released from 40 to 33, the possibility of a six-week ceasefire is high.

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre addressed the issue on Monday, following an investigative media report implicating a RAW official named Vikram Yadav in the assassination scheme, purportedly approved by the former head of the Indian spy agency, Samant Goel.

Sources within the Israel defense ministry have revealed that the Yuftah Armoured Brigade and Carmeli Infantry Brigade, previously stationed in Northern Gaza, have been redirected to Central Gaza in order to pave the way for the Nahal Brigade's entrance into Rafah.

The crux of the demonstrations is also evident; students demand that the US stop supporting Israel, more so following the recent Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza, which cost more than 30,000 lives, most of them civilians. The students also demand that their universities start disengaging with Israel and even divest from any gun-making company.

On Tuesday, the US Senate voted in favor of the bill with an astonishing 79 yays to 100 in the upper chamber. This was only a few days after the US House of Representatives, in unanimous bipartisan acclaim, approved the legislation on Saturday.