By Paul Adams in Jerusalem, Anthony Zucher in Tel Aviv & Graeme Baker BBC News
Israel has rebuffed US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s call for a “humanitarian pause” in Gaza.
Mr Blinken said he had discussed the idea with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials during their talks in Tel Aviv.
But in a TV statement minutes later, Mr Netanyahu said Israel rejected “a temporary ceasefire that does not include the release of our hostages”.
He said that Israel was “continuing with all our force” against Hamas.
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Hubris
Biden, I know it will never happen given the relationship between the two nations but maybe give sanctions a thought
Given the support in the West, I think it’s unlikely that sanctions on Gaza would be politically viable.
But sanctions on Gaza similar to the ones we put on Venezuela to force an election should absolutely be considered.