Chaos erupted at Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s final press conference Thursday after an announced Israel-Hamas cease-fire and hostage deal, with State Department employees forcibly removing reporters who accused the cabinet official of allowing a “genocide” in Gaza.
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Blinken defends US policy on Gaza as his final State Department briefing is interrupted by protests
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Journalists berate Blinken over Gaza policy at his final press conference
Video Shows Journalist Forcibly Removed From Blinken's Last News Conference
A video shows a reporter physically removed after interrupting Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a briefing on Thursday. Newsweek reached out to Blinken's office for comment. Blinken held a press conference on Thursday to share more details about postwar Gaza plans.
Blinken’s remark comes after Israel has killed at least 45,000 Palestinians in Gaza, per the most conservative count.
Journalists shouted down Secretary of State Antony Blinken from the audience despite his assurances that he would answer questions after his address.
Several times during Blinken's opening remarks, two members of the audience repeatedly interjected with shouted questions about U.S. support for Israel and conditions in Gaza, and, at times, personal attacks aimed at Blinken and other State Department officials.
In a video clip from a press conference that went viral, the woman could heard referring to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken as “bl**dy Blinken” and “Secretary of genocide”.
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.
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