Antony Blinken: “But we also said at the same time that we would make sure that we, and the Ukrainians, and the world, were prepared if…”

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

We have offered them nothing not to invade Rafah except a plan to deal more effectively with Rafah.

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.