Blinken gives some of strongest US public criticism of Israel’s conduct in Gaza

US secretary of state Antony Blinken (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)

Antony Blinken has delivered some of the Biden administration’s strongest public criticism yet of Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza.

The US secretary of state said Israeli tactics have meant “a horrible loss of life of innocent civilians” but failed to neutralise Hamas leaders and fighters and could drive a lasting insurgency.