Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s final, raucous briefing at the State Department focused heavily on the recent ceasefire agreement struck between Israel and Hamas when it was not being disrupted by attendees.

Blinken described the department as “going at a full sprint” in the final days of President Joe Biden’s administration, working to implement the recently confirmed peace deal before President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Monday.

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