Gazans "Must Not Be Forcibly Displaced": Blinken In West Bank
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It was the top US diplomat's first visit to the Palestinian territory since war erupted between Israel and Hamas following the October 7 attack that killed 1,400 people, mostly civilians, according to Israeli officials.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Gazans "must not be forcibly displaced", speaking on a surprise visit Sunday to the Israeli-occupied West Bank to meet Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas.
It was the top US diplomat's first visit to the Palestinian territory since war erupted between Israel and Hamas following the October 7 attack that killed 1,400 people on Israeli soil, mostly civilians, according to Israeli officials.
In Gaza nearly 9,800 people, also mostly civilians, have died in Israel's retaliatory land, air and sea attack, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.
