Antony Blinken

if the U.S. responded, if there was some kind of a more forceful military response from the United States, that that would be aimed at trying to avoid a broader regional conflict.

That is absolutely imperative, and we saw Israel take steps immediately today to start to get information of people about where safe areas are, how they can -- how they can get out of harm's way.

Israel has to take further efforts to protect civilians in Gaza when it resumes military action.

The paramount goal is to get the hostages back.

I very much want to see the truce continues... it has opened up the release of all these hostages.

the G7 can meet the AI moment and that democratic systems can move quickly and deliver results for our citizens.

the G7 can meet the AI moment and that democratic systems can move quickly and deliver results for our citizens.

I welcome the conversation between Presidents Biden and Xi.

I welcome the conversation between Presidents Biden and Xi.

I welcome the conversation between Presidents Biden and Xi.

The development of the 'International Code of Conduct for Organizations Developing Advanced AI Systems' by the G7, as a part of the G7 Hiroshima AI Process, is an important step in showing that the G7 can meet the AI moment and that…

Far too many Palestinians have been killed. Far too many have suffered.

Far too many Palestinians have been killed. Far too many have suffered these past weeks. And we want to do everything possible to prevent harm to them and to maximize the assistance that gets to them.

Much more needs to be done to protect civilians and to make sure that humanitarian assistance reaches them. Far too many Palestinians have been killed, far too many have suffered these past weeks.

Far too many politicians have been killed. Far too many have suffered these past weeks.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on his third trip to Israel since the October 7th Hamas terror attack pressed Israel's leaders to do more to protect civilians in Gaza and allow more humanitarian aid to enter the 25-mile long strip.

With regard to what comes next, again, I think understandably, people are very focused on the day of, not just the day after. But we do have to have conversations now about how we can best set the conditions for a durable sustainable…

Bibi, what's the plan for the day after?

Israel has the right and the obligation to defend itself and, again, to try to make sure that what happened never happens again.

As democracies, the United States, Israel, other democracies have a responsibility to do everything possible to protect civilians who may be caught in harm's way.

We have sanctioned more than 400 Iranian individuals or entities for things like supporting Hamas.

If the regime has, in fact, violated the agreement that it reached, then of course we will take the necessary action.

We have urge the Israelis, for example, to provide the authority with the resources that it needs that are being held back.

We stand resolutely with them even as we stand resolutely for the protection of innocent civilians.

Civilians must be able to stay out of harm's way, a task that is made even more difficult as Hamas uses civilians as human shields.