Blinken says he will press Netanyahu on Gaza aid measures

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said he would discuss with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu measures that Israel still needs to take to increase the flow of aid into Gaza during his planned talks in the country today, Reuters reports.

Blinken spoke to reporters at a warehouse of the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organisation where aid shipments from US-based charities are gathered.

While there are some improvements in the humanitarian aid situation in the densely populated enclave, he said, much more needs to be done to ensure assistance reaches people in a sustained manner.

“I’m now able to go to Israel tomorrow and go over with the Israeli government the things that still need to be done if the test is going to be met of making sure that people have what they need,” Blinken said.

“And I’ll be doing that tomorrow directly with Prime Minister Netanyahu and other members of the Israeli government,” he said.

 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Jordan’s Crown Prince Hussein in Amman, in this handout image released by Royal Hashemite Court (RHC) on April 30. — via Reuters
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Jordan’s Crown Prince Hussein in Amman, in this handout image released by Royal Hashemite Court (RHC) on April 30. — via Reuters

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