US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Israel must not “lose sight of our common humanity”, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel's war in Gaza will continue.
“The overwhelming majority of the population in Gaza had nothing to do with the October 7 attacks,” Blinken said at a press conference in Tel Aviv. “And the families in Gaza, whose survival depends on Israel providing aid, are just like our families.”
For days, Israeli protesters blocked trucks carrying aid to Gaza, demanding that humanitarian assistance only be delivered in exchange for the release of hostages. Aid agency officials said Israel's ongoing military campaign amounts to collective punishment.
Blinken said Israelis were “dehumanized in the most horrific way on October 7,” referring to the Hamas attack that left at least 1,200 dead, adding that “hostages have been dehumanized every day since,” but that “this does not it can be a license to dehumanize others.”
The US Secretary of State's comments come as US President Joe Biden's administration faces criticism over its continued support for the offensive – a reaction that threatens to have political consequences for the president.
Source: CNN Brasil
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