Antony Blinken: “We were right to end the war. We were right not to send a third generation of Americans to Afghanistan to fight and die…”

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.

In an era of renewed great power competition we must present the strongest possible offer.

If Israel launches a major military operation into Rafah then there are systems we are not going to be supporting and supplying for that operation.