Antony Blinken: “This cannot go on unanswered.”

That statement is incorrect.

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.

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