The prime minister and I discussed how Israel does this matters. We democracies distinguish ourselves from terrorists by striving for a different standard, even when it's difficult, and holding ourselves to account when we fall short. Our humanity, the value that we place on human life and human dignity, that's what makes us who we are.
Blinken urges Israel to maintain a standard of humanity in its military actions.
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I can't go into the details of our conversations today except to say that our Egyptian counterparts were in communication with Hamas as early, as recently as a few hours ago.
We have offered them nothing not to invade Rafah except a plan to deal more effectively with Rafah.
The response we got was unfortunately not the yes that we were looking for. A yes that virtually the entire world has given.
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