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Source: https://www.state.gov/secretary-antony-j-blinken-at-a-press-availability-41/
Secretary of State Blinken: U.S. Opposes Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza
(U.S. State Department) U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in Tokyo for a meeting of the G7 political and economic forum, said Wednesday: "The G7 ministers reaffirmed our staunch support for Israel's right and obligation to defend itself and seek to ensure the attacks of October 7th can never happen again....Israel has repeatedly told us that there's no going back to October 6th before the barbaric attacks by Hamas. We fully agree." "Those calling for an immediate ceasefire have an obligation to explain how to address the unacceptable result it would likely bring about: Hamas left in place, with more than 200 hostages, with the capacity and stated intent to repeat October 7th - again and again and again."