US Secretary of State Antony Blinken toured a key Gaza border crossing for a first-hand look at aid shipments, after calling on Israel to do more to help the territory, AFP reports.

Blinken travelled to Kerem Shalom, an Israeli entry point into Gaza a few kilometres from the southern flashpoint city of Rafah, where he saw dozens of trucks waiting to enter — as well as several Israeli military tanks parked nearby, according to an AFP journalist.