Palestinians Must Be Allowed To Stay In Gaza- Blinken

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

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 followed reports that up to 70 people were killed at Jabalia refugee camp in Northern Gaza.

Footage from Jabalia showed bodies lying in the rubble of a destroyed building – many of them women and children.

More than 60 Palestinians were reportedly also killed in the past day in the Southern city of Khan Younis.

Jabalia camp has been struck many times since Israel began its war against Hamas following the unprecedented attack by Hamas gunmen on southern Israel on 7 October.

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.

BBC