Middle East crisis live: Blinken in Tel Aviv as pressure grows on Israel to scale back Gaza offensive

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US secretary of state to press Netanyahu to do more to protect Palestinian civilians and start planning for post-war governance of Gaza

US secretary of state Antony Blinken is in Tel Aviv, where he will try to convince the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to begin serious negotiations on postwar governance in Gaza, do more to protect civilians in Gaza, and allow more aid into the territory.

“I will press on the absolute imperative to do more to protect civilians and to do more to make sure that humanitarian assistance is getting into the hands of those who need it,” said Blinken, who has spent the past two day holding talks with Arab leaders.

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