Secretary of State Antony Blinken should first work on getting American hostages freed before having any discussion about a cease-fire between Hamas and Israel, said Ric Grenell, former acting Director of National Intelligence.
“Let’s start from the premise that Hamas is still holding hostages, innocent people that they grabbed. Many of them are Americans, and I think that our secretary of state should be solely focused on this issue,” Grenell said on Newsmax’s “Newsline” on Wednesday when asked about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejecting the latest offer from Hamas for a cease-fire to ensure the return of hostages still held in the besieged enclave.
“We should first get the hostages freed. Hamas should give up the hostages before you’re going to have any discussion of a deal,” Grenell said.
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