Blinken defends US policy on Gaza as his final State Department briefing is interrupted by protests

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has defended Biden administration policies on Israel's war with Hamas after a ceasefire agreement in Gaza was reached. He said Thursday that he expects a deal to be implemented over the weekend, even as Israel says a last-minute dispute was holding up its approval. As he touted the deal during his final news conference at the State Department, two people in the room accused him of complicity in Israeli violence against Palestinian civilians in loud outbursts. One shouted, “Why aren’t you in the Hague?” referring to the International Criminal Court based in the Dutch city. Blinken asked them to “respect the process." Both men were removed by security officers.