With the Biden administration on its way out the door, Secretary of State Antony Blinken offered on Tuesday an expansive vision of a revamped and revised Middle East, even as negotiators in Qatar were struggling to nail down an elusive ceasefire deal between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has defended Biden administration policies on Israel's war with Hamas after a ceasefire agreement in Gaza was reached.

US secretary of state Antony Blinken was called a ‘criminal’ during his final speech as he affirmed his ‘confidence’ that the Gaza ceasefire would be implemented on time.

A deal between Israel and Hamas on a ceasefire in Gaza and release of hostages is "very close", mediator Qatar says,

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken proposed international security forces and temporary UN leadership to stabilize post-war Gaza where he warned that Hamas has recruited as many fighters as it has lost.

Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip whilst Israel insists details are still being finalised

Secretary of State Antony Blinken's final press conference quickly ... The United States, Egypt, Qatar, Israel and Hamas agreed this week to a cease-fire deal – the basis of which was proposed ...

Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a Gaza ceasefire and the release of dozens of hostages. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

The briefing, which occurred a day after Qatar announced a ceasefire deal between Israel Hamas, saw independent journalist Sam Husseini and Grayzone News editor Max Blumenthal tearing into Antony Blinken.

Criminal': Journalists FORCED OUT of Antony Blinken's Presser Over Question On Gaza | WATCH US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was interrupted by a shouting journalist during a press briefing over Israel's war on Gaza,

Sam Husseini, an independent journalist who is considered a longtime critic of Washington's approach to world, shouted, “Criminal… Why aren't you in The Hague?”

Outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday (January 16 ... expected the deal — announced by President Joe Biden and Qatar on Wednesday — to be implemented over the weekend.