US Secretary of State speaks in Israel

Anthony Blinken has warned Israel's adversaries against taking advantage of the current situation, in a visit to the nation. But he stressed that democracies must take every possible precaution to avoid harming civilians. The BBC's Chief International correspondent, Lyse Doucet, gives her assessment of Anthony Blinken's statements in Israel.

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(Photo: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands after their statements to the media inside The Kirya, which houses the Israeli Ministry of Defense, after their meeting in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday Oct. 12, 2023. Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS)