US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that the temporary truce between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip is “producing results” and should continue, AFP reports.

“We have seen over the last week the very positive development of hostages coming home, being reunited with their families,” he said at a meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Tel Aviv.

“It’s also enabled an increase in humanitarian assistance to go to innocent civilians in Gaza who need it desperately. So this process is producing results. It’s important, and we hope that it can continue.”