We want to get the hostages out as soon as possible. For that to happen, there can't be a war going on in the middle of it.

If we can get off that road and onto a different road, there are a lot of possibilities long term and in the future, but right now…

Beyond that is what happens after that, and that is, how do we ensure that we can create and help build a Gaza free of terrorism, free of Hamas, free of anything like Hamas.

It's going to require a lot of work and a lot of international support, and that's the end goal here of this entire endeavor after you get the hostages out.

The only way you're ever going to have anything that looks like statehood is in a negotiated deal with the Israelis.

Once you agree on the logistics of how this is going to happen – I think the Israelis and everyone acknowledge you can't release hostages in the middle of strikes, so the strikes will have to stop.

Let's discuss through the mediators the logistics and the mechanics behind how that happens, and that has to happen very quickly. That cannot drag on.

What happens after that? And that is, how do we ensure that we can create a – and help build a Gaza free of terrorism, free of Hamas, free of anything like Hamas?

The way it’s been handled in the past hasn’t worked. And boy, let me tell you something — you’re not seeing nearly as many boats right now as you were a couple weeks ago. So it has worked and will continue to work.

The State Department had denied visas to people 'celebrating' Kirk’s death.

yet another coercive move to advance sweeping territorial and maritime claims in the South China Sea at the expense of its neighbors.

Obviously we’re not happy about it.