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- Palestinian Authority currently exercises limited rule in the West Bank, which has been occupied by Israel since 1967.
- Netanyahu is not known to have shifted his position on reviving talks for a Palestinian state.
- Blinken has called for "more food, more water, more medicine" to be delivered to Gaza.
Israel agrees for UN mission to assess north Gaza situation, says Blinken
The US diplomat says the IDF is entering a “lower intensity phase” in Gaza.
Blinken arrives in Israel as UN calls for investigation into number of journalists killed in Gaza
- The US Secretary of State met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman today after talks in the UAE ahead of his visit to Israel.
- The Palestinian health ministry said in a statement that it had recorded 249 deaths in the past 24 hours.
- Hezbollah announced the killing of a "commander" for the first time since October.