Blinken Aims to 'Cross Finish Line' on Gaza Ceasefire, Hostages Deal

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that Washington wanted to see a ceasefire deal in Gaza concluded and the hostages brought out in the next two weeks.

A renewed push is under way to reach a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas and return Israeli hostages before President-elect Donald Trump takes office Jan. 20.

"We very much want to bring this over the finish line in the next two weeks, the time we have remaining," Blinken told a press conference in South Korea, when asked whether a ceasefire deal was close.