US Secretary of State Blinken toughens his tone towards Israel. According to the US minister, Hamas' violence "should not be a license to dehumanize others" The overwhelming majority of people in Gaza had nothing to do with the Hamas attack in October.

The families in Gaza who depend on Israeli aid for their survival are like families all over the world who want to live a normal life and send their children to school, Blinken said during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem.