The announcement comes just one day after international scrutiny over an Israeli airstrike on a school in central Gaza, where thousands of Palestinian civilians had been sheltering.
Tel Aviv — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make another trip to the Middle East next week as the U.S. attempts to ramp up support for a cease-fire proposal in the Israel - Hamas war announced last week by President Biden. Blinken will make stops in Israel , Jordan, Egypt and Qatar, the White House said, where he 'will discuss with partners the need to reach a cease-fire agreement that secures the release of all hostages.
-made GBU-39 bombs in Thursday's strike, the same ones used in a May 26 airstrike on a camp for displaced Palestinians in central Gaza that left at least 45 people dead.Last month, the U.S. paused a weapons shipment over concerns the munitions would be used in Israel's ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Mr. Biden also said in an interview at the time that 'I'm not supplying the weapons that have been used historically to deal with Rafah.' It puts the U.S.
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