Antony Blinken: “The United States will stand with Israel. We will defend it, and we will challenge every instance of unfair treatment…”

The U.S. government was concerned Beijing was considering augmenting its support for Russia with 'everything from ammunition to the weapons themselves.'

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

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.

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.