US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday renewed opposition to territorial changes in the Gaza Strip as Israel pounds the territory, killing at least 25,400 Palestinians since 7 October. Blinken, on a visit to Nigeria, was responding to repeated suggestions that Israel would create a buffer zone inside the Gaza Strip, a prospect that has stirred anger in the Arab world. Blinken voiced understanding for temporary measures, saying that Israel had the “right” to prevent a repeat of the surprise Hamas attack. “It is totally appropriate, something that we support, that those people be able t…