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BBC OS: 2023/10/12 16:06 GMT: US Secretary of State speaks in Israel

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US Secretary of State speaks in Israel

2023/10/12 16:06 GMT

2023/10/12 16:06 GMT: US Secretary of State speaks in Israel

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Antony Blinken has assured Israel of Washington's unwavering support

Antony Blinken has assured Israel of Washington's unwavering support.

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.

We explore the difficulty in getting voices from Gaza onto the air with OS Team member Kristina Voelk who has been spending the last days getting in contact with people in Gaza and sharing their stories.

Two large earthquakes recently hit western Afghanistan four days apart, killing thousands and flattening homes. The United Nations has called it a "disaster on top of a disaster" in a nation still reeling from decades of war. Zia Shahreyar is with BBC Afghan and gives us the latest.

(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)

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