US Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned Hamas for refusing the UN-backed proposal, saying, “It’s time for the haggling to stop and a ceasefire to start." Primary Menu Sections.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia − Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Hamas on Monday to swiftly accept Israel's latest and "extraordinarily generous" proposal for a Gaza truce to secure a release of ...

Osama Hamdan, a member of Hamas’ politburo, slammed Blinken after the latter’s weekend interview with the New York Times, in which he said the terrorists were at fault for the ongoing war that ...

Hamas is preventing Americans and other foreign nationals from exiting the Gaza Strip, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday. “The ball is in the Hamas’ court in terms of letting ...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the response from Hamas on a deal to free the remaining hostages and reach a sustained pause in fighting in Gaza “creates space for agreement to be ...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the U.S. believes there should be "no reoccupation of Gaza" after the Israel-Hamas war despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggesting that his country ...

Israel-Gaza War Hamas responds to cease-fire proposal, seeks timeline for end of war. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Hamas to accept the current proposal “without delay” during talks ...

The U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken rebuffed calls from his counterparts in Egypt and Jordan for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza, saying that a halt would allow Hamas to repeat its Oct. 7 ...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday forcefully condemned sexual violence perpetrated by Hamas during the October 7 attack and blasted those who have not forcefully condemned it or were ...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday called out other countries for not demanding Hamas surrender. “What is striking to me is that even as, again, we hear many countries urging the end ...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken continues his Middle East trip, with a surprise visit to the occupied West Bank and to the Iraqi capital Baghdad, in search of a diplomatic solution to the war.