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Sunday, January 7, 2024
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Sunday, January 7, 2024
Blinken says Palestinians must be allowed to ‘return home’ after war, laments journalists’ deaths in Gaza
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, meets with Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, right, at Lusail Palace in Lusail, Qatar, Jan. 7, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool photo via AP)
Speaking at a news conference in Doha, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says when he visits Israel this week he will tell Israeli officials that it is imperative they do more to prevent civilian casualties in Gaza.
Blinken also says that Palestinian civilians must be allowed to “return home” after the war and must not be pressed to leave Gaza.
The US secretary of state adds that the death of Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza is an “unimaginable tragedy,” and that there are too many journalists being killed in the Strip.
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