Hamas accepts Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal NBC Bay Area [Video]

News that Hamas accepted terms of an Egypt-Qatar negotiated cease fire came just as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was wrapping up a visit to a South Bay bio-tech firm.

He made no comments about the potential deal there.

Secretary Blinken is also the keynote speaker at the RSA Cybersecurity Conference in San Francisco where he talked about concerns of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence.

“As confident as we are in its potential, we’re deeply aware of its risks. Displacing jobs, generating false information, promoting bias and discrimination,” Blinken said. “To enabling the destabilizing use of autonomous weapons, so we’re working with our partners to prevent and address these issues.” 

At the state department, spokesman Matthew Miller said the U.S. government has been pressing for a cease fire in Gaza for a while now.

“There has been a significant offer on the table. The ball has been in Hamas’ court, we have made clear that they should accept that offer,” Miller said.

But a senior Israeli official …