US, Germany say Sinwar death ‘can create momentum to end the conflict’

Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (C) walks across the tarmac to board Air Force One at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport (BER) in Schoenefeld, southeast of the German capital, on October 18, 2024, at the end of the visit to Germany. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (C) walks across the tarmac to board Air Force One at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport (BER) in Schoenefeld, southeast of the German capital, on October 18, 2024, at the end of the visit to Germany. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and German Foreign Annalena Baerbock say Israel’s killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar “can create momentum to end the conflict” in Gaza after the terrorist “stood in the way of a ceasefire in Gaza.”

“All hostages must be released. At the same time, humanitarian aid must be surged to the civilians in Gaza in need. Germany and the United States, together with partners, won’t spare any effort on this path,” Blinken and Baerbock say in a rare joint statement.

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