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Blinken, Qatari PM say Doha to host US, Israeli hostage negotiating teams in coming days
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Secretary Blinken tells Israel how to feel, announces another big donation to the West Bank and Hamas in Gaza, functionally rewarding them for attacking Jews. [IsraelTimes] He says Israel has accomplished the strategic goals that it set out for itself at the beginning of the war just over a year ago: Making sure that Hamas’s brutal October 7, 2023, massacre can never happen again, by effectively dismantling the organization of Hamas and bringing its leaders to justice.
He also announces another $135 million in aid for the Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, which he says brings the US total to $1.2 billion since the October 7 attack by Hamas last year triggered the war.
Blinken says Israel has made some progress in allowing more humanitarian aid into Gaza since he and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin sent their Israeli counterparts a letter warning that continued US offensive weaponry is at risk if Jerusalem doesn’t take significant steps to address the humanitarian crisis in the Strip within 30 days.
However, the US Secretary of State stresses that much more must be done by Israel.
Pressed on the so-called Israeli General’s Plan that envisioned the IDF laying siege to northern Gaza, Blinken says, “The US fully and firmly rejects it [and that] the government of Israel says that it is not the policy of israel and rejects the plan.”
Blinken had pressed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to publicly reject the plan during their meeting in Jerusalem on Tuesday, but the premier balked at doing so.
Asked about the anticipated Israeli response to Hamas’s October 1 missile attack, Blinken stresses that the US supports Israel’s right to defend itself and is coordinating with Jerusalem in order to deter Iran.
However, the US does not want Israel’s response to lead to further escalation in the region. 
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