Blinken visits Israel amid tensions over Rafah invasion plan; DOJ sues Apple
Secretary of State Antony Blinken makes his sixth visit to Israel since the war in Gaza began. The DOJ is suing Apple, alleging the tech giant is abusing its power as a monopoly.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv, Israel, today for his sixth trip to the region since the start of the Israel-Gaza war. The U.N. and experts on global hunger warn that Palestinians in Gaza are facing severe hunger, with some already dying from starvation.
- NPR's Aya Batrawy tells . Israel's a ground offensive against Hamas in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where more than a million displaced Palestinians are sheltering. Blinken says this would be a mistake and something the U.S. can't support.
