Blinken defends Israel and denies genocide in the Gaza Strip.
In three months of declared war against Hamas, Israel failed to achieve its objective and killed 23 Palestinians, committing genocide, as denounced by several countries.
247 - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday (9) that Washington believes that the South Africa accused of genocide. The argument against Israel "has no merit," but the daily number of civilian casualties from the war in Gaza is very high, according to Reuters.
Blinken made the comment at a press conference following talks in Tel Aviv with Israeli leaders.
The US Secretary of State, from the country that most supports Israel, said that Palestinians should be able to return home as soon as conditions allow and cited an agreement on a plan for the United Nations to conduct an assessment mission in Gaza.
Blinken said the United States rejects any proposals advocating the resettlement of Palestinians outside of Gaza and emphasized that the Palestinian Authority has a responsibility to reform itself.
The Secretary of State, who visited several other countries in the region this week, also said that many Middle Eastern countries are ready to invest in Gaza's future, but only with a clear path to a Palestinian state.
The Israeli occupation army, with Washington's support, launched a war on October 7th with the stated goal of eliminating Hamas, but in almost three months it has failed to achieve its objective and has only perpetrated genocide in Gaza, as denounced by several countries around the world.
The International Court of Justice will hold its first hearing in the genocide case brought by South Africa against Israel on Thursday (11). The South African case has the support of several countries, including Turkey, Jordan, Bolivia, Malaysia and the Organization of Islamic Countries.