Blinken says he will press Netanyahu on Gaza aid measures

Israel has launched a relentless assault on Gaza, killing more than 34,000 Palestinians, local health authorities say

US secretary of state Antony Blinken speaks with Prince Rashid, Head of the Board of Trustees for JHCO as they visit storage with humanitarian aid bound for Gaza at the Jordanian Hashemite Charity Organization in Amman, Jordan, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Picture: Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP

US secretary of state Antony Blinken said on Tuesday that he will discuss with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu measures that Israel still needs to take to increase the flow of aid into Gaza, as he holds meetings in the country on Wednesday.

Blinken spoke to reporters at a warehouse of the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization where aid shipments from US-based charities are gathered.