US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that “far too many” Palestinians have died and suffered as Israel wages a relentless war against the militant Hamas group in the Gaza Strip. He urged Israel to minimize harm to civilians and maximize humanitarian assistance that reaches them. Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, Blinken said recent Israeli moves to improve dire conditions in Gaza as its military pushes deeper into the strip — including pauses in military operations to allow Palestinians to move from northern to southern Gaza and the creation of a second safe corridor — are positive but they are not nearly enough. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on Israel's relentless war on Hamas, and the alarming civilian death toll in Gaza, FRANCE 24's William Hilderbrandt is joined by Yossi Mekelberg, Associate Fellow of MENA Programme at Chatham House in London.
