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The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, said the daily toll on civilians in Gaza, especially children, is ‘far too high’ in a press conference in Israel. Blinken has been has been meeting leaders across the Middle East amid escalation tensions in the region. He added that South Africa’s International Court of Justice case, charging genocide against Israel was a distraction that was ‘meritless’
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Date: January 10, 2024