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Israelis push back against Blinken’s pressure on humanitarian aid

IDF is ‘screening aid trucks faster than aid organizations are able to get them into Gaza,’ spokesman says

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Secretary of State Tony Blinken (L) meets with Israel's Foreign Minister Israel Katz (2nd-R) in Tel Aviv on January 9, 2024, during his week-long trip aimed at calming tensions across the Middle East.

Secretary of State Tony Blinken’s visit to Israel came with a heightened focus on the ability to get humanitarian aid “more effectively” to Palestinian civilians in Gaza. 

His remarks — that Israel “needs to do everything it can...

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