Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said the US is working with Egypt, Israel and the United Nations to enable a consistent flow of humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians in Gaza and suggested that there may be a need for temporary pauses to hostilities to allow that aid to be delivered.
Mr Blinken, who called for greater aid to the Palestinians in remarks to the UN Security Council, said civilians in Gaza “are not to be blamed for the carnage committed by Hamas” and “must be protected”.
