Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
World
Richard Luscombe and Edward Helmore

‘Strategic and moral mistakes’: US politicians step up condemnation of Israel

Pro-Palestinian protesters outside a fundraiser event that President Joe Biden is attending in Seattle, Washington on Friday.
Pro-Palestinian protesters outside a fundraiser event that President Joe Biden is attending in Seattle, Washington, on Friday. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images

Politicians in the US on Sunday stepped up their denunciation of Israel over its conduct in Gaza, with a leading Democratic senator accusing the key American ally of “strategic and moral mistakes” – and secretary of state, Antony Blinken, saying it was testing the boundaries of international law.

In an interview on CNN’s State of the Union, the Connecticut Democrat Chris Murphy, a member of the Senate foreign relations committee, warned that Hamas was likely to become stronger if Israel waged an all-out assault in Rafah.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.