US secretary of state Antony Blinken has arrived in Israel to press for more humanitarian aid to be allowed into besieged Gaza.His visit comes as Israeli troops tightened their encirclement of Gaza City, the focus of Israel's campaign to crush the enclave's ruling Hamas group.More than 9,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza so far, and another 1,400 people have died in Israel, mainly civilians killed during Hamas's initial attack.

US secretary of state Antony Blinken has arrived in Israel to press for more humanitarian aid to be allowed into besieged Gaza.His visit comes as Israeli troops tightened their encirclement of Gaza City, the focus of Israel's campaign to crush the enclave's ruling Hamas group.More than 9,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza so far, and another 1,400 people have died in Israel, mainly civilians killed during Hamas's initial attack.