Blinken says situation in Gaza 'simply unacceptable'

The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that the situation in the Gaza Strip is "simply unacceptable" and that Israel must "maximise every possible means and every possible method to get aid to those who need it".

Speaking at the sixth Qatar-US Strategic Dialogue in Washington, he said the US would "press every single day" for the delivery of more aid to Gaza.