US, Allies Assessing Future of Gaza Strip After Hamas Is Destroyed: Blinken

He said the Biden administration is “very much grappling” with the next phase of the conflict and it is part of an “ongoing deliberation.”

Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 31, 2023. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

The United States and its allies are already assessing the future of Gaza amid the Israel–Hamas conflict, according to Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Mr. Blinken made the comments during an Oct. 31 Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in response to questioning from Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii).