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Israel rebuffs Blinken's call for Gaza humanitarian pause

www.bbc.com Israel rebuffs Blinken's call for Gaza humanitarian pause

PM Benjamin Netanyahu says there will be no temporary truce without the release of hostages.

Israel rebuffs Blinken's call for Gaza humanitarian pause

By Paul Adams in Jerusalem, Anthony Zucher in Tel Aviv & Graeme Baker BBC News


Israel has rebuffed US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's call for a "humanitarian pause" in Gaza.

Mr Blinken said he had discussed the idea with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials during their talks in Tel Aviv.

But in a TV statement minutes later, Mr Netanyahu said Israel rejected "a temporary ceasefire that does not include the release of our hostages".

He said that Israel was "continuing with all our force" against Hamas.

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