This morning, Secretary of State Tony Blinken is now in Jordan for a gathering of leaders focused on getting more humanitarian aid into Gaza. Earlier, he was in Israel, where he met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Blinken telling reporters that there is a consensus among Netanyahu and other leaders to move forward on a proposed ceasefire deal that was just approved by the U. N. Security Council.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been on a whirlwind trip through the region, starting in Egypt at the beginning of the week and then holding a series of meetings with key Israeli leaders. The Biden administration is optimistic about the Israelis agreeing to the ceasefire proposal, and now the focus is on persuading Hamas to also agree to the terms on the table.
