Blinken says gap remains between Israel's intent to protect civilians and results

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Blinken says gap remains between Israel's intent to protect civilians and results
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/blinken-says-gap-remains-between-israels-intent-protect-civilians-results-2023-12-07/

By Simon Lewis and Humeyra Pamuk
December 7, 20234:57 PM CST Updated 14 hours ago

[1/2]U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds a joint press conference with British Foreign Secretary David Cameron at the State Department in Washington, U.S., December 7, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein Acquire Licensing Rights

WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday criticized Israel's conduct in its southern Gaza offensive, saying there was a "gap" between its intent to protect civilians and what has been happening on the ground.

Speaking at a news conference in Washington following a meeting with British Foreign Secretary David Cameron, Blinken laid out concrete steps to ensure civilians are out of harm's way and the areas they go to are supplied with food, medicine and water.............................................

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1. Good.

A tiny step, but a step nonetheless.