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Ali Harb

What’s behind Antony Blinken’s call for ‘humanitarian pauses’ in Gaza?

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has stressed US support for Israel but says he sees his 'own children' in the images of dead and injured Palestinian kids in Gaza [Jonathan Ernst/Pool via Reuters]

Washington, DC – As United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken was meeting with Israeli leaders to urge “humanitarian pauses” in Gaza, Israel intensified its bombing of the Palestinian territory, hitting hospitals, ambulances and civilians fleeing to safety.

Rights advocates say “humanitarian pauses” are inadequate to stop the carnage in Gaza, where the United Nations has expressed concern over possible war crimes.

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