The terrorist group has survived the Israeli invasion, continues to recruit and can’t be excluded from any future governance ...

“We await final word from Hamas on its acceptance, and until we get that word, we’ll remain on the brink,” Blinken continued, saying that word could “come at any time... in the hours ahead.

WASHINGTON — During his final public speech as secretary of state, Antony Blinken said Tuesday that a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is closer than it has ever been before. More than ...

The top US diplomat Antony Blinken said Tuesday that Washington assessed that Hamas had recruited almost as many new militants as it lost during the Gaza war. Blinken, speaking at the Atlantic ...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken earlier gave a speech at the Atlantic Council in Washington. “I believe we will get a ceasefire,” he said, asserting it was up to Hamas. “It’s right ...

Blinken said the Biden administration has long insisted to Israel that Hamas, designated a terrorist group by the US and the European Union, can’t be defeated by a military campaign alone.

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered keynote remarks on the Middle East at the Atlantic Council in Washington, D.C. today (Tuesday), less than a week before he is set to leave office.

"I respect your views, please allow me to share mine," said Blinken, who seemed unmoved by the woman's monologue. Also Read | Israel-Gaza war to end? Hostage release in sight as Hamas accept draft ...

Blinken described the region as a "dramatically transformed Middle East" with Hezbollah destroyed, the Assad regime in Syria gone and Israel's war with Hamas potentially over. Iran's been "put on ...

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said an agreement on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal was right on the brink, adding that parties are awaiting final word from Hamas.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that it was up to Hamas to seal a Gaza ceasefire, saying a final proposal was on the table at talks in Qatar. "The ball is now in Hamas's court.