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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said Israel should not “dehumanise others” after the 7 October attacks, in what is seen as a pointed reference toward the mistreatment of Palestinians and follows the Israeli leadership’s rejection of a truce offer by Hamas. Blinken is in Israel following visits to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Egypt earlier this week, amid a push for a new ceasefire in Gaza. Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday night rejected Hamas’s demands for a truce and insisted defeating the group remains his primary war aim. Netanyahu’s announcement has frustrated US-…

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