Blinken Presses Israel to Obey International Law During Fighting
- Hamas releases two more hostages of 10 expected on Thursday
- Netanyahu says that he remains intent on destroying Hamas
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, meeting with Israeli leaders on Thursday, stressed the need to comply with international law once fighting resumes in Gaza, a shift in tone that underscored increasing American concern about the humanitarian toll of the military campaign to destroy Hamas.
“The secretary reaffirmed the United States’ support for Israel’s right to protect itself from terrorist violence in compliance with international humanitarian law and urged Israel to take every possible measure to avoid civilian harm,” State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said after Blinken met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.