Antony Blinken: “We welcome Ukraine's EU candidacy and support the Ukrainian government's efforts to advance necessary…”

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

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.

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