Biden’s Desperation for ‘Foreign Policy Win’ Explains Why Blinken Jumped the Gun on Gaza Deal

Speaking to reporters Monday after his meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu, Secretary of State Blinken announced that the Israeli PM had accepted the US’s hostages-for-ceasefire “bridging proposal.” Israeli officials haven’t commented, while Hamas accused Tel Aviv of trying to sabotage the deal with intolerable new terms. Here’s what’s behind the mess.