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
US intelligence community issued two assessments based on intelligence shared by Israel, cautioning the Biden administration about a growing risk of Palestinian-Israeli conflict
Blinken said Iran has had a long standing relationship with the Palestinian militant group (training and supplying arms), this is one of the reasons that the US has levied sanctions on Iranian individuals and companies over 400 times since President Joe Biden assumed office, Blinken told NBC's "Nightly News".
Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi also said there is a universal obligation to observe international humanitarian law and the need to fight terrorism.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a prominent opposition leader have formed a wartime Cabinet to oversee the response to a recent attack by Hamas militants.
According to a report by Israel's state-owned Kan TV news, over 1,300 Israelis have lost their lives since Hamas initiated its brutal assault on October 7.