Palestinians watch as smoke rises from a building hit by an Israeli strike in the Rimal neighbourhood of Gaza City, on Wednesday.—AFP • Acknowledges differences, calls for ‘maximum flexibility’ from both Israel and Hamas • Egypt tells top US diplomat ‘time has come to end the ongoing war’ DOHA: Top US diplomat Antony Blinken headed home on Wednesday after failing to secure a Gaza ceasefire, … Continue reading Blinken leaves Middle East without securing Gaza truce