Israel, US clash over ‘humanitarian pauses,' Blinken rejects ceasefire calls
The United States believes that a ceasefire in Israel's military offensive in Gaza would leave Hamas in place and allow it to regroup and carry out similar attacks to the one on Oct. 7
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a press conference, during his visit to Israel, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel November 3, 2023(photo credit: REUTERS/JONATHAN ERNST)ByTOVAH LAZAROFF, MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN, REUTERSUpdated: