Blinken defends US policy on Gaza as his final State Department ...
Jan 16, 2025 · Blinken and other members of the Biden administration have faced severe criticism for not imposing meaningful restrictions on the supply of weapons to Israel or pushing its key ally hard enough to ease a humanitarian crisis in Gaza.. Israel’s military offensive against Hamas militants — who triggered the war with their Oct. 7, 2023, cross-border attacks that killed some 1,200 people ...
Blinken defends US policy on Gaza as his final State Department ...
Jan 16, 2025 · The Gaza Strip ceasefire should begin on Sunday as planned, despite the need for negotiators to tie up a "loose end" at the last minute, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday.
WATCH LIVE: Blinken holds news briefing as Israel postpones vote …
Jan 16, 2025 · Watch Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s remarks in the player above. ... Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least 72 people since the ceasefire deal was announced, according ...
How Antony Blinken, America’s Top Diplomat ... - The New York …
5 days ago · Over four years and more than one million flight miles logged, Mr. Blinken was the face of America’s deep involvement in two wars, one in Ukraine and the other in Israel and Gaza.
Blinken says Israel accepts 'bridging proposal' for Gaza cease-fire ...
Aug 20, 2024 · U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israel has accepted a proposal to bridge differences holding up a cease-fire and hostage release in Gaza, and he called on Hamas to do the same, without saying whether the latest draft had addressed concerns cited by …
Gaza cease-fire talks may be 'last opportunity,' Blinken warns in …
Aug 19, 2024 · This may be the “last opportunity” to end Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip and free the hostages who remain held in the enclave, Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Monday, leading the...
Gaza ceasefire elusive as Antony Blinken leaves Middle East
Aug 21, 2024 · US secretary of state Antony Blinken has wrapped up a whirlwind Middle East tour warning that “time is of the essence” to secure a ceasefire to end the war in Gaza and the release of Israeli...
Blinken's efforts in Israel yield little progress on Gaza crisis - The Hill
Oct 23, 2024 · Secretary of State Antony Blinken left Israel this week with little tangible progress on scaling up humanitarian deliveries to the Gaza Strip or brokering a cease-fire and hostage release...
Blinken defends US policy on Gaza as his final State Department ...
Jan 16, 2025 · WASHINGTON -- Outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday defended Biden administration policies on Israel’s war with Hamas after a ceasefire agreement in Gaza was reached, facing ...
Blinken says 'pressure is on Hamas' to move forward with ceasefire in Gaza
Dec 19, 2024 · Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the pressure is on the Palestinian militant group Hamas to move forward with the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, arguing the group’s support from its...