Blinken spoke with Egypt’s Shoukry about Gaza humanitarian aid: State Dept

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry about efforts to increase humanitarian aid to Palestinians in urgent need, the State Department has said, Reuters reports.

Blinken reaffirmed the importance of concrete steps to minimise harm to Palestinian civilians in all of Gaza and reaffirmed Washington’s rejection of the forced displacement of Palestinians, the department said in a statement.

 A man stands next to an injured Palestinian, who will receive treatment in an Egyptian hospital, at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, in the southern Gaza Strip on Nov 1, 2023. — Reuters/File
A man stands next to an injured Palestinian, who will receive treatment in an Egyptian hospital, at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, in the southern Gaza Strip on Nov 1, 2023. — Reuters/File

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