Antony Blinken: “I hope we could get this done in a matter of months, but it is a critical vehicle for us to engage more effectively with…”

Feed the Future that USAID runs is one of the most important programs that we have in the government.

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 need to keep up this momentum. That requires a State Department budget that we fully resource.

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.