US Secretary of State Antony Blinken came to Tel Aviv to tell Israeli leaders they needed to do more to minimise civilian casualties in Gaza – and Israeli leaders were ready with a response.
Standing before press cameras in the historic home of Israeli founding father David Ben-Gurion, President Isaac Herzog shook Blinken’s hand and held up flyers that he said provided a warning to Palestinians in Gaza that they were in an area that was targeted for an impending Israeli attack.
“The shelters in northern Gaza and the Gaza district are not safe,” the flyer read. “Hamas and the terror organisations operate from within the shelters, hospitals and schools in this area. Therefore, your presence in this is not safe!”
Blinken responded by reiterating that while Israel has a right to self defence, “how Israel does this matters”.
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