Meeting President Isaac Herzog in Tel Aviv, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks about Washington’s “relentless efforts” to bring the hostages home from Hamas captivity. He adds that he will share what he heard from regional allies with Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Herzog underscores that Israel is doing its “utmost under extremely complicated circumstances on the ground, to make sure that there will be no unintended consequences and no civilian casualties.”
“We are alerting, we are calling, we are showing, we are sending leaflets, we are using all the means that international law enables us in order to move out people, so that we can unravel this huge city of terror underneath, in people’s homes, living rooms and bedrooms, mosques and shops and schools.”
Some families of Gaza hostages rally outside the meeting, urging US President Joe Biden’s administration to do more to release the abductees.
Israelis protest calling for the release of hostages held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, outside a meeting between President Isaac Herzog and United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Tel Aviv on January 9, 2024. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
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