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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that “far too many Palestinians have been killed” in the Gaza Strip, in the latest indication that the Biden administration is growing increasingly concerned about the civilian death toll under Israel’s bombardment and ground invasion.
The Foreign Ministry did not provide details on the revision to 1,200 after saying for weeks that more than 1,400 people had been killed in the Hamas-led attacks.
Barbara Leaf By Dave DeCamp / Antiwar.com A senior US official said that the death toll caused by Israel’s assault on Gaza is likely far higher than the over 10,000 number being reported by Gaza’s Health Ministry, The Hill reported on Thursday. The comments were made by Barbara Leaf, assistant secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, and
The White House said on Thursday Israel agreed to pause military operations in parts of north Gaza for four hours a day, but there was no sign of a let-up in the fighting that has killed thousands and laid waste to the seaside enclave.
Israel’s defence chiefs said the Shifa Hospital complex in Gaza City is being used by Hamas as a command centre.