Antony Blinken: “There is no doubt that the people of Gaza--children, women, men--are experiencing an acute humanitarian crisis.”

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.

Where we are our now is not in a good place. What we've seen in the last weeks and months is Iran is actually moving forward with this program.

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

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.