Antony Blinken: “We have no position, as you know, on the sovereignty claims. We are not a claimant ourselves.”

We are so happy that you're out and you're on your way home.

That statement is incorrect.

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.

The response we got was unfortunately not the yes that we were looking for. A yes that virtually the entire world has given.