US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, visiting Israel to push for a Gaza truce, said on Monday ongoing negotiations were “maybe the last” chance to reach an agreement to end the war.

“This is a decisive moment — probably the best, maybe the last, opportunity to get the hostages home, to get a ceasefire and to put everyone on a better path to enduring peace and security,” Blinken said as he met Israeli President Isaac Herzog on his ninth trip to the region since the Israel-Hamas war broke out in October.

Blinken will then travel to Cairo on Tuesday, where ceasefire talks will resume in the coming days.