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Blinken says that G7 foreign ministers remained "intensely focused on Gaza," even while they were dealing with the escalation between Iran and Israel. As a final question, the BBC's Jessica Parker asks Blinken why he is refusing to discuss the events overnight.
Blinken mentions the ceasefire talks and emphasises that it is Hamas who is holding up a deal. Conceding that he is going to be "incredibly boring", the top US diplomat again declines to speak about the apparent Israeli attack on Iran.
"The only thing standing between the Gazan people and a ceasefire is Hamas," he says, adding that Hamas has rejected generous proposals from Israel. Blinken does repeat that the US was "not involved" in any offensive military operations and is continuing to work for de-escalation.
He also urges rapid implementation of Israel's humanitarian assistance commitments such as more aid, more crossings and better distribution of the assistance. In answer to a second question about how he would characterise the current state of US-Israeli relations, Blinken says "we are engaged on a regular, pretty much daily basis".
"We have seen important progress but we need to see sustained results and that there is distribution throughout Gaza," Blinken says. "We are committed to helping Israel defend itself and as necessary participating in its defence, as you saw just a few days ago."
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