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Narrative Analysis - Report

Key Focus

About 100 of the hostages were released last November in a prisoner swap during a weeklong cease-fire. The Israeli military has launched attacks to eradicate Hamas from Gaza, where the health ministry says more than 34,000 Palestinians have been killed ...

attacks, in which Hamas and allied gunmen killed more than 1,200 people and took about 240 people as hostages ...

No momentum supporting factor found

Challenge supporting factors

(blinken,long-term)

Work-in-progress supporting factors

(cease-fire,attacks)

(blinken,potential,political)

(blinken,political)

(blinken,humanitarian,political)

(blinken,humanitarian,potential)

(israel,saudi_arabia)

(cease-fire,blinken)

(cease-fire,six-week)

(israel,six-week)

(cease-fire,secretary)

(cease-fire,saudi_arabia)

(cease-fire,pushing)

(israel,pushing)

(cease-fire,proposal)

(cease-fire,potential)

Time Period	Challenge	Momentum	WIP
Report	1.52	0.00	98.48

High Level Abstraction (HLA) combined

High Level Abstraction (HLA)	Report
(1) (cease-fire,attacks)	100.00
(2) (blinken,potential,political)	88.09
(3) (blinken,political)	84.76
(4) (blinken,humanitarian,political)	66.48
(5) (blinken,humanitarian,potential)	52.63
(6) (israel,saudi_arabia)	50.97
(7) (cease-fire,blinken)	50.69
(8) (cease-fire,six-week)	49.58
(9) (israel,six-week)	49.31
(10) (cease-fire,secretary)	49.03
(11) (cease-fire,saudi_arabia)	48.75
(12) (cease-fire,pushing)	48.20
(13) (israel,pushing)	47.92
(14) (cease-fire,proposal)	47.65
(15) (cease-fire,potential)	47.37
(16) (cease-fire,political)	46.54
(17) (cease-fire,negotiations)	46.26
(18) (cease-fire,ministry)	45.98
(19) (cease-fire,military)	45.71
(20) (blinken,humanitarian,travel)	38.50
(21) (blinken,humanitarian,thorniest)	36.01
(22) (blinken,thorniest)	35.46
(23) (blinken,humanitarian,state_department)	33.24
(24) (blinken,state_department)	32.41
(25) (blinken,humanitarian,solutions)	30.47
(26) (blinken,solutions)	29.36
(27) (israel,potential)	25.48
(28) (blinken,humanitarian,multicountry)	19.67
(29) (blinken,potential,multicountry)	17.73
(30) (blinken,secretary)	16.90
(31) (blinken,humanitarian,megadeal)	16.90
(32) (blinken,potential,megadeal)	14.68
(33) (blinken,humanitarian,israel-gaza)	14.13
(34) (blinken,humanitarian,increasing)	11.63
(35) (blinken,long-term)	11.08
(36) (blinken,potential,increasing)	8.86
(37) (blinken,potential,long-term)	7.76
(38) (blinken,potential,israeli-palestinian)	7.48
(39) (israel,cease-fire)	6.93
(40) (blinken,potential,conflict)	6.93
(41) (blinken,potential,cease-fire)	6.37
(42) (israel,proposal)	5.82
(43) (blinken,conflict)	4.71
(44) (blinken,world_economic_forum)	4.16
(45) (blinken,travel)	3.88
(46) (israel,question)	2.22
(47) (israel,negotiators)	1.66
(48) (israel,mediators)	1.39
(49) (israel,blinken)	1.39
(50) (israel,half-hour)	1.11
(51) (israel,americans)	0.28

Supporting narratives:

Please refer to knowledge diagram for a complete set of supporting narratives.

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However, Hamas has insisted on a commitment to a permanent cease-fire, and many Arab officials, including in Saudi Arabia, have been calling for the same; those officials say that such a cease-fire should take place immediately.. . Mr. Blinken and other top aides of President Biden have also been trying to push for a long-term political solution to the conflict. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(blinken,long-term)
Inferred entity relationships (1)
(blinken,long-term,potential) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

He added that Mr. Blinken would underscore his belief that it is Hamas that stands in the way of a cease-fire for the Palestinian people, since the group is not budging on the hostage negotiations. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(cease-fire,blinken)
Inferred entity relationships (1)
(blinken,cease-fire,potential) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

7 attacks, in which Hamas and allied gunmen killed more than 1,200 people and took about 240 people as hostages ...
High Level Abstractions:

(cease-fire,attacks)

WIP - Back to HLA

About 100 of the hostages were released last November in a prisoner swap during a weeklong cease-fire. The Israeli military has launched attacks to eradicate Hamas from Gaza, where the health ministry says more than 34,000 Palestinians have been killed ...
High Level Abstractions:

(cease-fire,military)
(cease-fire,attacks)

WIP - Back to HLA

American officials are pushing for Hamas to release about 40 of the 100 or more hostages it is holding in exchange for the liberation of many more Palestinian prisoners and a six-week cease-fire. U.s. officials say that would be the first step in securing a permanent cease-fire, and Israel supports the proposal ...
High Level Abstractions:

(cease-fire,six-week)
(israel,six-week)
(israel,cease-fire)

WIP - Back to HLA

Blinken to Meet With Arab Officials in Saudi Arabia About Israel-Gaza War. . The U.S. secretary of state plans to raise the issues of hostages held by Hamas, a potential cease-fire, humanitarian aid and a long-term political solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict ...
High Level Abstractions:

(cease-fire,secretary)
(cease-fire,potential)

WIP - Back to HLA

However, Hamas has insisted on a commitment to a permanent cease-fire, and many Arab officials, including in Saudi Arabia, have been calling for the same; those officials say that such a cease-fire should take place immediately ...
High Level Abstractions:

(israel,saudi_arabia)
(cease-fire,saudi_arabia)
(israel,cease-fire)

WIP - Back to HLA

American officials are pushing for Hamas to release about 40 of the 100 or more hostages it is holding in exchange for the liberation of many more Palestinian prisoners and a six-week cease-fire ...
High Level Abstractions:

(israel,pushing)
(cease-fire,pushing)

WIP - Back to HLA

officials say that would be the first step in securing a permanent cease-fire, and Israel supports the proposal. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(cease-fire,proposal)

WIP - Back to HLA

secretary of state plans to raise the issues of hostages held by Hamas, a potential cease-fire, humanitarian aid and a long-term political solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(blinken,potential,political)
(cease-fire,political)
(blinken,humanitarian,potential)
(blinken,potential,long-term)
(blinken,potential,israeli-palestinian)
(blinken,potential,conflict)
Inferred entity relationships (12)
(blinken,humanitarian,increasing) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,political) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,solutions) [inferred]
(blinken,conflict) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,travel) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,multicountry) [inferred]
(blinken,political) [inferred]
(blinken,long-term) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,israel-gaza) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,megadeal) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,state_department) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,thorniest) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

Blinken would underscore his belief that it is Hamas that stands in the way of a cease-fire for the Palestinian people, since the group is not budging on the hostage negotiations.. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(cease-fire,negotiations)

WIP - Back to HLA

About 100 of the hostages were released last November in a prisoner swap during a weeklong cease-fire. The Israeli military has launched attacks to eradicate Hamas from Gaza, where the health ministry says more than 34,000 Palestinians have been killed. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(cease-fire,ministry)

WIP - Back to HLA

Blinken does go there, the topics he is likely to discuss would no doubt be the same ones on his agenda for Riyadh, including increasing humanitarian aid for the people of Gaza, a potential political solution in the form of a multicountry megadeal and the impasse over a hostage/cease-fire agreement ...
High Level Abstractions:

(blinken,humanitarian,political)
(blinken,political)
(blinken,potential,political)
(israel,potential)
(blinken,humanitarian,potential)
(blinken,humanitarian,increasing)
(blinken,potential,increasing)
Inferred entity relationships (12)
(blinken,humanitarian,increasing) [inferred]
(blinken,political,potential) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,political) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,solutions) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,travel) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,multicountry) [inferred]
(blinken,political) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,israel-gaza) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,megadeal) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,state_department) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,potential) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,thorniest) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

secretary of state plans to raise the issues of hostages held by Hamas, a potential cease-fire, humanitarian aid and a long-term political solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.. . Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday to speak with top Arab officials and try to figure out possible solutions for the thorniest issues of the Israel-Gaza war, including humanitarian aid, reconstruction and hostages, the State Department said on Saturday ...
High Level Abstractions:

(blinken,political)
(blinken,secretary)
(blinken,long-term)
(blinken,travel)
(blinken,conflict)
Inferred entity relationships (3)
(blinken,long-term,potential) [inferred]
(blinken,political,potential) [inferred]
(blinken,conflict,potential) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

Blinken will travel to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday to speak with top Arab officials and try to figure out possible solutions for the thorniest issues of the Israel-Gaza war, including humanitarian aid, reconstruction and hostages, the State Department said on Saturday ...
High Level Abstractions:

(blinken,humanitarian,thorniest)
(blinken,thorniest)
(blinken,humanitarian,travel)
(blinken,humanitarian,solutions)
(blinken,humanitarian,israel-gaza)
(blinken,solutions)
Inferred entity relationships (10)
(blinken,humanitarian,increasing) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,political) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,solutions) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,travel) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,multicountry) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,israel-gaza) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,megadeal) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,state_department) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,potential) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,thorniest) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

Blinken will travel to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday to speak with top Arab officials and try to figure out possible solutions for the thorniest issues of the Israel-Gaza war, including humanitarian aid, reconstruction and hostages, the State Department said on Saturday. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(blinken,humanitarian,state_department)
(blinken,state_department)
Inferred entity relationships (9)
(blinken,humanitarian,increasing) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,multicountry) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,political) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,solutions) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,travel) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,israel-gaza) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,megadeal) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,potential) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,thorniest) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

secretary of state plans to raise the issues of hostages held by Hamas, a potential cease-fire, humanitarian aid and a long-term political solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.. . Secretary of State Antony J. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(blinken,humanitarian,political)
Inferred entity relationships (9)
(blinken,humanitarian,increasing) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,multicountry) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,solutions) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,travel) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,israel-gaza) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,megadeal) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,state_department) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,potential) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,thorniest) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

Blinken does go there, the topics he is likely to discuss would no doubt be the same ones on his agenda for Riyadh, including increasing humanitarian aid for the people of Gaza, a potential political solution in the form of a multicountry megadeal and the impasse over a hostage/cease-fire agreement. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(blinken,humanitarian,megadeal)
(blinken,potential,megadeal)
(blinken,humanitarian,multicountry)
(blinken,potential,multicountry)
Inferred entity relationships (10)
(blinken,humanitarian,increasing) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,political) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,solutions) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,travel) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,multicountry) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,israel-gaza) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,megadeal) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,state_department) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,potential) [inferred]
(blinken,humanitarian,thorniest) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

The secretary also expected to attend a meeting of ministers from nations in the Gulf Cooperation Council, a regional organization, to talk about security coordination. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(blinken,secretary)

WIP - Back to HLA

secretary of state plans to raise the issues of hostages held by Hamas, a potential cease-fire, humanitarian aid and a long-term political solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict ...
High Level Abstractions:

(blinken,potential,cease-fire)
Inferred entity relationships (2)
(cease-fire,potential) [inferred]
(blinken,cease-fire) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

Blinken planned to discuss "continued progress on climate change mitigation and the global energy transition" at one of the World Economic Forum events. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(blinken,world_economic_forum)

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officials say that would be the first step in securing a permanent cease-fire, and Israel supports the proposal. However, Hamas has insisted on a commitment to a permanent cease-fire, and many Arab officials, including in Saudi Arabia, have been calling for the same; those officials say that such a cease-fire should take place immediately ...
High Level Abstractions:

(israel,proposal)

WIP - Back to HLA

and Saudi officials were in intense discussions to reach an agreement on the terms of such a proposal. For those negotiators, a big question at the time was what Israel would agree to. Since the war began, the Americans and Saudis have publicly insisted that Israel must agree to the existence of a Palestinian state ...
High Level Abstractions:

(israel,proposal)
(israel,question)
(israel,negotiators)

WIP - Back to HLA

In their best-case scenario, they envision Saudi Arabia and perhaps a few other Arab nations agreeing to normalize diplomatic relations with Israel ...
High Level Abstractions:

(israel,saudi_arabia)

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They include senior ministers from Qatar and Egypt, which have been the two Arab mediators in multiple rounds of talks over a potential hostage agreement between Israel and Hamas.. . The forum's website says Mr. Blinken will be in a half-hour public "conversation" starting at 12:45 p.m ...
High Level Abstractions:

(israel,potential)

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They include senior ministers from Qatar and Egypt, which have been the two Arab mediators in multiple rounds of talks over a potential hostage agreement between Israel and Hamas.. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(israel,mediators)

WIP - Back to HLA

They include senior ministers from Qatar and Egypt, which have been the two Arab mediators in multiple rounds of talks over a potential hostage agreement between Israel and Hamas.. . The forum's website says Mr. Blinken will be in a half-hour public "conversation" starting at 12:45 p.m. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(israel,half-hour)
(israel,blinken)

WIP - Back to HLA

The secretary also expected to attend a meeting of ministers from nations in the Gulf Cooperation Council, a regional organization, to talk about security coordination.. . An Israeli official told The New York Times on Friday that Mr. Blinken planned to visit Israel while in the region. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(israel,blinken)

WIP - Back to HLA

For those negotiators, a big question at the time was what Israel would agree to. Since the war began, the Americans and Saudis have publicly insisted that Israel must agree to the existence of a Palestinian state ...
High Level Abstractions:

(israel,americans)

Semantics Relevance

Blinken to Meet With Arab Officials in Saudi Arabia About Israel-Gaza War