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.

President Biden’s longtime aide rallied scores of nations to defend Ukraine but then became a villain to the many critics of U.S. support for Israel’s war in Gaza.

Blinken’s remark comes after Israel has killed at least 45,000 Palestinians in Gaza, per the most conservative count.

Two journalists disrupted Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s last press briefing Thursday with criticism over his handling of the war in Gaza. “Your father-in-law was an Israel

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.

Journalists shouted down Secretary of State Antony Blinken from the audience despite his assurances that he would answer questions after his address.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday that a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip is "closer than it's ever been before," despite interruptions from protesters during his speech.

Hamas has gained as many new operatives as it has lost since the Gaza war began, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, as he called on Israel to accept a diplomatic end to the fighting. Speaking at the Atlantic Council conference in Washington on Tuesday,

Outgoing US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been heckled during his final media conference in the role. The person heckling Mr Blinken had to be physically removed as he continued to yell out. Mr Blinken had been talking about the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas before the outburst took place.

Blinken faced two significant interruptions at his final briefing to reporters in office, both from people accusing him of complicity in Israeli violence against Palestinian civilians in Gaza.