U_S_ Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israel to ensure more humanitarian aid and do more to protect Palestinian civilians in Gaza or else there will be “no partners for peace.”
Palestinian children walk through a street destroyed in an Israeli army raid on Jenin, West Bank, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israel on Friday to ensure more humanitarian aid and do more toor else there will be"no partners for peace." Israel warned that it was on high alert for attacks on its border with Lebanon as fears grew that the conflict could widen.
Blinken said the U.S., which has deployed aircraft carriers and other forces in the eastern Mediterranean, was committed to ensuring that no “second or third front” opens in the conflict, referring to Hezbollah. More than 9,200 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza so far, mostly women and minors, and more and than 23,000 people have been wounded,More than 1,400 people have died on the Israeli side, mainly civilians killed during Hamas’ initial attack, when some 240 people were also taken hostage. Some 5,400 have also been injured.
Blinken first held talks with Netanyahu behind closed doors before starting wider discussions with the leader and his War Cabinet and meeting with President Isaac Herzog.have been killed in 25 days of fighting, according to the Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza. Bombardment has driven more than half the territory's 2.3 million people from their homes.
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