The Israeli military said Thursday it is surrounding Gaza City and “deepening” its operations there.
CNN witnessed the skies of Northern Gaza illuminated by flares and explosions as the bombardment intensified late Thursday night.
“The problem for [Israel] is that the criticism is getting louder, not just among their detractors, but from their best friends,” one senior administration official said.
The Israel military says there are fuel supplies in Gaza being held by Hamas, which are not being distributed for humanitarian purposes, CNN has reported.
Netanyahu explicitly rejected some of those calls on Friday as Blinken visited Israel and met with the Israeli war cabinet.
“Israel is not allowing fuel into Gaza and objects to funds being transferred into the Strip.”.
Asked as the meeting was getting underway if he planned to raise his concerns about Israel, Boric offered a clear nod yes. »
