An attack on Sunday had sparked a massive blaze in a tent camp, killing at least 45 Palestinians, more than half of them children, women and the elderly.
Israel's operations in Rafah, Jabalia, and parts of northern Gaza against 'terrorists and infrastructure' have also led to casualties among medics, and civilian residents.
3 Israeli soldiers were killed in rocket attack. Palestinian health officials informed after Hamas's attack, an Israeli airstrike hit a house in Rafah killing 3 people and wounding others.
The region is on high alert anticipating an attack by Iran following the bombing of the Iranian embassy in Syria allegedly by Israeli warplanes on 1 April.
The ultimatum came after an Israeli attack that killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers and triggered global outrage. Israel admits the strike was a mistake.
Initially, Israel stopped all aid deliveries into Gaza. Although it later allowed the deliveries, aid organisations say security checks & moving through a war zone hinder their operations.
Blinken said he agreed with Arab foreign minister in Cairo to gather experts in coming days to identify urgent, practical & concrete steps needed to increase flow of assistance.’
Pakistan lacks capacity to deliver aircraft at pace suggested by its claimed contracts as it depends on China for avionics, electronic warfare, weapons, and on Russia for engines.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
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