Anthony Blinken, the outgoing U.S. Secretary of State, revealed in an interview that he was set to travel to Saudi Arabia to discuss the Palestinian component of a normalization agreement between Saudi Arabia and Israel. However, the trip was canceled due to the Hamas massacre. Blinken also dismissed claims of genocide in Gaza and criticized the Israeli government for not doing enough to facilitate aid into the war-ravaged enclave. He expressed dismay at the international community's focus on Israel's conduct without addressing Hamas.