US Secretary of State Antony Blinken assures that the possibility of concluding a deal on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the situation in the Middle East as a whole depends on Yahya Sinwar, who was selected as the new head of the political bureau of the Palestinian radical movement Hamas.

Sinwar was and is the one who should make the final decision on signing the ceasefire deal, Blinken said during the news conference following the US-Australia negotiations in the "two plus two" format in Annapolis, USA.

According to him, the appointment of Yahya Sinwar as the new head of the political bureau of Hamas confirms the fact that the decision about a ceasefire and peace and security in Gaza belongs to him, in general.

As per Blinken, the negotiations on the ceasefire deal in this Palestinian enclave are in the final phase, and this ceasefire agreement should be signed as soon as possible.