Antony Blinken: “Thanks to the tremendous support, generosity of the American people, through this Congress, we have been able to date to…”

That statement is incorrect.

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.

The bottom line is this: We want Ukraine to win.

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.