Antony Blinken: “This has to be, and it is for us, a number one priority.”

The U.S. government was concerned Beijing was considering augmenting its support for Russia with 'everything from ammunition to the weapons themselves.'

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.

Where we are our now is not in a good place. What we've seen in the last weeks and months is Iran is actually moving forward with this program.

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.