The US secretary of state holds call with Israeli war cabinet members Benny Gantz and Yoav Gallant; witnesses report multiple injures and deaths in strikes on Rafah
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Benny Gantz said he made it clear to the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, in their phone call yesterday that he views returning hostages as a “priority on the war’s timeline”.
Gantz – part of the Israeli war cabinet, alongside prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defence minister Yoav Gallant – said Israel will do “whatever is necessary” to achieve this goal.