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Dozens reported killed in Gaza as Blinken urges protection for civilians
With the top US diplomat Antony Blinken in Israel for talks, dozens of people are reported killed in Gaza.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on his fourth visit to the Middle East in three months to ensure the Israel-Gaza war does not spread into a regional conflict.
Also in the programme: Gabriel Attal, 34, has been named France's next prime minister, becoming the youngest person ever to hold the office; and South Korea passes a law banning the slaughter and sale of dog meat.
(Picture: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) meeting with the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Kirya military base in Tel Avi. Credit: EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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