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Middle East crisis live: Blinken in Tel Aviv as pressure grows on Israel to scale back Gaza offensive

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US secretary of state to press Netanyahu to do more to protect Palestinian civilians and start planning for post-war governance of GazaFull report: Antony Blinken arrives in Israel amid fresh US push to stop war spreadingHere is a photograph issued of the meeting between Israel’s president Isaac Herzog and US secretary of state Antony Blinken in Tel Aviv.During the public portion of the meeting Herzog said a lawsuit filed in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians in its Gaza offensive was “atrocious and preposterous”.Actually our enemies, Hamas, in their charter, call for the destruction of our nation, the State of Israel – the only nation-state of the Jewish people.We will be there at the International Court of Justice and will present proudly our case of using self-defence under our most inherent right under international humanitarian law. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/jan/09/middle-east-crisis-live-updates-hamas-israel-gaza-palestine-war-us-antony-blinken-tel-aviv-visit

Author : Martin Belam (now) and Helen Livingstone (earlier)

Publish date : 2024-01-09 08:24:49

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