US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Israel amid the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

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John Kirby says the US hopes to extend ceasefire into into 'an eighth, ninth, and tenth day, and beyond.'

<p>US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at a press conference in Tel Aviv this evening: "Today marks the 7th day of the humanitarian pause in Gaza, that the United States worked closely with Israel, Qatar, and Egypt to put in place. The seventh day that hostages have been freed and are returning home to their families, the seventh day that significantly more humanitarian assistance is getting in to the people of Gaza who need it, and the seventh day that civilians in Gaza have been able to move to safer areas."</p>

<p>US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at a press conference in Tel Aviv this evening: "Prime Minister Netanyahu also made clear that Israel intends to resume its military operations against Hamas when Hamas stops releasing hostages. As we've said from the outset: Israel has the right to do everything it can to ensure that the slaughter Hamas carried out on October 7 can never be repeated. Hamas cannot remain in control of Gaza. It cannot retain the capacity to repeat that carnage."</p>

<p>“As I told the prime minister, intent matters, but so do results,” says US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. </p>

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