05 July 2024,   23:02
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Palestinians must be able to stay in Gaza - Blinken

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Palestinians must not be pressured into leave Gaza, and must be allowed to return to their homes once conditions allow, writes BBC.

Mr Blinken condemned statements by some Israeli ministers, who called for the resettlement of Palestinians elsewhere.

The US official was in Qatar on his latest Middle East tour. His comments come following reports that dozens of people were killed at a refugee camp in northern Gaza.

Footage from Jabalia shows bodies lying in the rubble of a destroyed building - many of them women and children. The Israeli military has not yet responded to the reports. More than 60 Palestinians have reportedly also been killed in the past day in the southern city of Khan Younis.

More than 22,000 people - mostly women and children - have been killed in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. It has reported at least 113 deaths over 24 hours of Israeli bombardment.

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