Antony Blinken

Blinken denies telling Qatar to delay Israel-Hamas hostage mediation

Blinken called a conversation between him and the Qatari emir a "complete fiction" after Haaretz claimed that he told the emir to wait to make a deal between Israel and Hamas.

 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken addresses the press in Jordan's southern city of Aqaba on December 14, 2024.
Buildings lie in ruins amid the rubble in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, December 8, 2025.

'Apocalyptic wasteland': Biden admin. blocked warning on deteriorating Gaza situation after Oct. 7

US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a joint press conference in the State Dining Room at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, September 29, 2025

Israel must present its own plan for Gaza, or the world will do it for them - opinion

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends an interview, in Brussels, Belgium December 4, 2024.

Iran had deal with European officials of enrichment at less than one percent, Blinken says


IAF strikes terror cell in West Bank counter-terrorism operation

The larger counterterrorism operation was conducted by IDF, Israel Security Authority, and Israel Prison Service forces.

 The damage caused from an Israeli military raid in the Tubas, in the northern West Bank, August 14, 2024

US officials skeptical of new hostage deal proposal amid Israel-Hamas tensions

US officials are skeptical about introducing a new hostage deal proposal as negotiations between Hamas and Israel stall, despite ongoing efforts with Qatar and Egypt.

U.S President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris meet with the U.S. hostage negotiation team at the White House in Washington, U.S. September 2, 2024.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to travel to UK Monday to discuss Middle East, Ukraine

Blinken will also meet with senior government officials to discuss issues including the Indo-Pacific, the AUKUS defense pact between the US, Australia, Britain and the Middle East.

 U.S. Secretary of State Blinken speaks during a meeting with Israel's President Isaac Herzog (not pictured), in Tel Aviv, Israel, August 19, 2024.

Israel-Hamas war day 336: What's happening in Gaza and Lebanon?

IDF uncovers explosive lab under Jenin mosque • Anti-tank missiles strike Metula • Blinken says 90% of Gaza hostage deal is agreed •

 IDF prepares Battalion 11 with training in Israel's North, September 6, 2024.

Blinken promised Israel US support for preemptive strike on Hezbollah - NYT

Blinken also affirmed that if the IDF would indeed launch such a strike, Israel should not use it to broaden its attack on the terror group.

 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Tunisian President Kais Saied (not pictured) during the US-Africa Leaders Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC

Letters to the Editor, August 28, 2024: Powerful coalition

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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IDF withdrawals from Gaza part of hostage deal, Blinken says

Both during Blinken's visit and in its aftermath, Netanyahu insisted that the IDF must remain in two critical security corridors in Gaza.

 Us Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, October 12, 2023.

Gaza hostage deal needs to get done in coming days, Blinken says

There is a “fierce urgency” to get this "done in the days ahead, and we will do everything possible to get it across the finish line,” Blinken told reporters after visiting Israel, Egypt, and Qatar.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu directs US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem. ‘Bibi, be a Queen Esther,’ the writer urges.

‘Now is the time for a deal’: Blinken to families of Israeli hostages during meeting

Families of Israeli hostages met Blinken and Netanyahu, expressing mixed feelings about progress in negotiations with Hamas.

 Families of Israeli hostages sitll held in Gaza after meeting with Antony Blinken.

US Secretary Blinken: Israel accepts bridging hostage proposal, Hamas must also do so

Netanyahu put out a similar statement in the aftermath of their three-hour meeting in Jerusalem earlier in the day.

 U.S. Secretary of State Blinken speaks during a meeting with Israel's President Isaac Herzog (not pictured), in Tel Aviv, Israel, August 19, 2024.