The US secretary of state was speaking in Qatar on the latest leg of his Middle East tour and has also warned that the Israel-Gaza war could ‘metastasise’
The Hamas-run Gaza health ministry says 73 Palestinians were killed and 99 injured in Israeli strikes on Gaza in the past 24 hours. The figures were given in a statement on Monday, says Reuters.
Israel’s offensive has so far killed 22,835 Palestinians, according to Palestinian health officials. In Israel, about 1,200 people were killed and 240 were taken hostage on 7 October, according to Israeli officials.