. >> the next question goes to corrine. >> reporter: thank you.hank you, secretary blinken, for being here. two issues, hassan nasrallah the secretary general of hezbollah is talking right now. if following his speech or his remark another front will open in the north, will the u.s. actually use its firepower in the region, not only to deter, but also to destroy targets in lebanon or, if needed, in iran? and on the hostages, the biden administration is asking israel for a temporary pause and we understand it is not a ceasefire, but do you have any guarantees, any assurances that this temporary pause will lead to hostage release? and i know you heard the family of the hostages today and can you assure us that the united states will not hold israel back before the main objective of this war is fulfilled, which is eliminating hamas? >> thank you. >> reporter: thank you. >> let me take the second question first. there are no guarantees about anything. as a general proposition and maybe even more specifically in the context of the fight against hamas,