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Calls for a "humanitarian pause" are multiplying as the war rages on for almost a month, but the West is careful not to talk about a ceasefire, which Israel totally rejects. Where does that leave us in a search for a way out?
A pause or a ceasefire would allow Hamas to regroup and prepare new attacks against Israelis. On November 4, Hamas took advantage of a humanitarian window of opportunity... and carried out attacks with mortar fire and anti-tank missiles against Israelis.
As the death toll in Gaza tops 10,000, the Biden administration faces growing pressure at home and abroad to compel Israel to take steps to minimize civilian deaths in its drive to oust Hamas militants who attacked it on Oct. 7. U.S. officials are publicly and privately stressing the need to protect human lives in the Gaza Strip, where the Islamist militant Hamas group rules over 2.3 million Palestinians, including pushing for a pause in fighting to get food in and residents to relocate. Critics say the U.S. efforts are falling short after a month of Israeli bombardments on civilians.
Amid the Israel Hamas war, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on Sunday, The Times of Israel reported. Israel-Hamas Conflict: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken To Meet Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah Amid War.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected US calls for a humanitarian pause in the Israel-Hamas war, stating that they will continue unle