Antony Blinken: “Keeping our promises to those who served alongside the U.S. remains an unwavering priority.”

I can't go into the details of our conversations today except to say that our Egyptian counterparts were in communication with Hamas as early, as recently as a few hours ago.

We assess that Hamas has recruited almost as many new militants as it has lost. That is a recipe for an enduring insurgency and perpetual war.

The response we got was unfortunately not the yes that we were looking for. A yes that virtually the entire world has given.

Today, Secretary Blinken said that, now, they mostly want to see is 'people being able to return their homes.'