US secretary of state Antony Blinken arrived in Israel on Thursday as Washington stepped up efforts to prevent the country’s war with Hamas from spiralling into a regional conflict.
Blinken’s visit comes after Israel formed a new unity government on Wednesday and tightened its siege of the Gaza Strip, with hundreds of thousands of troops called up ahead of an expected ground offensive into the enclave.
Richard Hecht, a spokesperson for Israel’s military, said on Thursday morning Israeli forces were still repelling sporadic attempts by Hamas militants to enter Israel from the sea, and were preparing for the next stage of the war. However he said “no decision” had been taken on how it would be fought.
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