At press conference with Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, US secretary of state says America will always be by Israel’s side
The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has said the attacks by Hamas on Israel on Saturday had “harrowing echoes” of Nazi massacres, as he stood alongside the Israeli prime minister,, and said he would use his tour of the region to urge all parties, especially Hezbollah, not to broaden the conflict or open a second front.
Insisting this must be a moment for moral clarity, Blinken said Palestinians had legitimate aspirations but they were not represented by“Anyone who wants peace and justice must condemn Hamas’s reign of terror,” he said. “We know Hamas doesn’t represent the Palestinian people or their legitimate aspirations to live with equal measures of security, freedom, justice, opportunity and dignity.”
Israel appears divided over how to pursue the aerial bombardment in Gaza, especially as there are more than 100 hostages being held by Hamas. Qatar and Turkey have been leading talks about a prisoner swap, initially involving women and children.
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