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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken implores Israel to avoid civilian deaths, even as he defends the Jewish state's right to attack Gaza in response to Hamas rocket fire. SOUNDBITE
Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas urges the United Nations to end what he describes as an "apartheid" regime imposed by Israel in the Palestinian territories. SOUNDBITE
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is calling for clarification on the status of Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque compound, after escalating violence in the region claimed the life of an Eritrean immigrant. Diane Hodges reports.
The United States renews its call on Israel not to attack the packed Gaza city of Rafah as it reviews a response from Hamas to a ceasefire proposal. "We cannot support an operation in Rafah as it is currently envisioned," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expresses serious concern over reports that Israel is using artificial intelligence to identify targets in Gaza. Guterres tells reporters that he is "deeply troubled by reports that the Israeli military's bombing campaign includes Artificial Intelligence as a tool in the identification of targets, particularly in densely populated residential areas, resulting in a high level of civilian casualties." "No part of life and death decisions which impact entire families should be delegated to the cold calculation of algorithms," he adds. SOUNDBITE
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