Blinken says ‘far too many’ Palestinians killed as Israel battles Hamas in Gaza.

As Israel continued its offensive against Hamas in Gaza on Friday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed disapproval at the alarming number of Palestinian deaths and stated that more needed to be done to save civilians.

Blinken praised the four-hour humanitarian Israeli pauses announced by the White House on Thursday in what may be his most vital remarks so far toward civilians suffering the most from the conflict. However, he insisted that more needed to be done to save Gaza’s civilian population.

“Far too many Palestinians have been killed; far too many have suffered these past weeks,” he added, speaking to reporters in New Delhi as he concluded a nine-day journey to the Middle East and Asia.

He stated, “And we want to do everything possible to prevent harm to them and maximize the assistance that gets to them,” and that Washington and Israel will be discussing taking more action to achieve these goals.

Since Hamas terrorists breached the border barrier of the enclave on October 7 and carried out an offensive in which Israel said 1,400 people were killed and another 240 were captured, Israel has been bombarding Gaza from the air, sea, and land.

Over 10,000 Palestinians have died in Gaza, according to Palestinian sources, since Israel started its offensive campaign. Medical supplies, potable water, and generator fuel are running low in Gaza’s hospitals, making treatment challenging.

The army said on Friday that Palestinians were permitted to leave over seven hours along a road south, but there was no indication of a lull in the fighting that has destroyed the seaside enclave. On Thursday, the White House announced that Israel had agreed to halt military operations in parts of north Gaza for four hours each day.

According to Blinken, the US had specific plans to increase the amount of humanitarian supplies and measures to provide greater security for civilians, but reaching those goals would take time.

Although there has been improvement, this is a process, and it’s not always like turning on a light switch. All we need to see is more of it, “said the man.