Gaza health officials said 15 people were killed in an Israeli air strike on an ambulance that the military said targeted Hamas militants, and Washington's top diplomat was due to hear Arab demands for a ceasefire in a meeting on Saturday in Jordan.
Israel said its aircraft hit a Gaza ambulance being used by Hamas, which denied the claim and said 15 were killed
"We emphasize that this area is a battle zone. Civilians in the area are repeatedly called upon to evacuate southwards for their own safety," the military said. The U.N. humanitarian office OCHA estimates that nearly 1.5 million of Gaza's 2.3 million population are internally displaced.On a visit to the region, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday and called for a humanitarian pause in fighting that he said would facilitate work to release hostages while enabling Israel to defeat Hamas.
Jordan is a staunch U.S. ally and shares a border with the West Bank and Israel. Concerned about potential for a wider conflict, Amman has boosted border security and asked Washington to deploy Patriot air defense systems.that if Israel did not stop its assault on Gaza then the conflict could widen into a regional war.
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