US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the US has tried to help Israel locate the hostages in Gaza.
Asked whether the US provided Israel with intelligence to assist in the IDF’s hostage rescue operation last week, Blinken declines to answer directly.
“I can’t speak to any details, but of course, we’ve tried to help the Israelis locate hostages,” Blinken says during an interview with Al Jazeera.
“If we had any information, of course we’d provide that. We want to see them come home,” he says while also lamenting the loss of Palestinian life in the operation that rescued four Israeli hostages.
“I think the most effective way to bring everyone home is through an agreement that not only brings them home but gets an immediate ceasefire and leads to a permanent one,” he adds.
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