Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday that too many Palestinian civilians had been killed in the ongoing fighting in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, and more efforts would be needed to protect the civilian population going forward.
Speaking at a press briefing during his visit to New Delhi, India, on Friday, Mr. Blinken credited the Israeli government on an apparent plan to allow for daily four-hour pauses in military operations and for opening a second corridor for civilians to leave the Gaza Strip. Mr. Blinken said civilians in some areas of the Gaza Strip would also receive an additional three hours of advanced notice ahead of changes in Israeli military operations.
