image of Blinken standing with Saudi Crown Prince
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday.
  • Saudi Arabia says it's still interested in normalizing relations with Israel, despite the war in Gaza. 
  • That's a huge blow to Hamas.
  • One of Hamas' main goals for the war was to turn Israel's neighbors against it. 

When Hamas militants attacked Israel in October, one of their main objectives was to derail diplomatic talks between Israel and Saudi Arabia.

And it worked — for a few months.