"Secretary of State Blinken Calls for Immediate Release of All Hostages in Israel-Hamas Conflict"

The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt has opened for the first time since the October 7 terror attack by Hamas, allowing humanitarian aid to enter Gaza. Israel has urged its citizens to leave Egypt and Jordan immediately due to heightened security threats. Pro-Palestinian protesters marched in Sydney, Australia in support of Palestinians amid the ongoing conflict. US President Joe Biden spoke with the two American hostages released by Hamas and stated that the terror attack by Hamas aimed to disrupt potential normalization of ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to bring back all hostages, and Egypt is hosting a Cairo peace summit to address the Gaza crisis. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Hamas to release all hostages and confirmed that 10 Americans remain missing and some are being held captive by Hamas militants.