Blinken arrives in Israel for talks amid Rafah ground offensive fears

Palestinians wounded in an Israeli strike are treated in a hospital in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, March 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)

US secretary of state Antony Blinken has arrived in Israel for what are expected to be fractious talks with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the war in Gaza as public differences over the conflict have intensified.

Mr Blinken said he will share alternatives to Israel’s planned ground assault into the southern Gaza town of Rafah when he meets Mr Netanyahu and his war cabinet.