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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday rejected any calls for a humanitarian pause in the country’s war with Palestinian militants Hamas.
Blinken told United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken that Israel is “going full steam ahead,” unless the hostages held by Hamas are released.
Blinken is on his third visit to Israel since the war erupted between Hamas and Tev Aviv last month. He is set to meet with leaders in Jordan today, according to Reuters.
The war between Israel and Palestine’s Hamas militant group started after Hamas attacked Israeli towns on October 7, killing at least 1,400 persons.
Tel Aviv, in retaliation, has been carrying out military action in Gaza. According to the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza, at least 9,227 Palestinians and foreigners have been killed in the airstrikes by Israeli forces.
Separately, in the occupied West Bank, more than 140 Palestinians have been killed in violence and Israeli raids.
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