US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called for more aid for the Gaza Strip in view of a deteriorating humanitarian situation in the territory more than a year into the war. Blinken “discussed the dire humanitarian conditions in Gaza” in a phone call with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, according to a statement by US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller. “The Secretary reviewed actions Israel has taken to date and urged further actions to substantially increase and sustain humanitarian aid – including food, medicine, and other essential supplies – to civilians across all of Gaz…