Blinken expressed on X: "We support Israel in its self-defense. The United States is actively engaged in facilitating the safe passage of Gaza's residents and ensuring vital aid like food, water, and medicine reaches them.
Lieutenant Or Moses, 22, a commander in the Home Front Command, from Ashdod and Inspector Kim Dokraker, a Border Police officer in the police's Central District, were killed in the attack on October 7
The situation in Gaza remains dire, with the Israeli military ordering the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of civilians in Gaza City amid concerns of an impending ground offensive