The Fact News Service
Tel Aviv, December 1
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is on a visit to Israel, stressed that his immediate focus is working with its partners to extend the pause, to continue to get more hostages released out of Gaza.
Noting that he has come to Israel once again, to advance several goals, Blinken said, “Our immediate focus is working with our partners to extend the pause so that we can continue to get more hostages out of Gaza and more assistance in.”
Underscoring that today is the seventh day of the humanitarian pause in Gaza, he said that the US worked closely with Israel, Qatar, and Egypt to put it 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 into the people of Gaza who need it. And the seventh day that civilians in Gaza have been able to move to safer areas,” he added.
Blinken further emphasised that there are scores of family here in Israel, the US, and around the world whose loved ones continue to be held captive and who are desperate to get them home safely.
“We will not stop working until we get every hostage back home with their families and loved ones,” he stressed.
