hello, welcome to bbc news, i m lyse doucet. we start with the latest from the israel gaza conflict. day 30 of this conflict. the us secretary of state, antony blinken is in the occupied west bank for talks with the palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas on the gaza conflict. there he is shaking the hands of the prime minister, i think. it s a senior palestinian official. the spokesman for the palestinian president has said mr abbas told mr blinken there must be an immediate ceasefire and an allowing of humanitarian aid to the gaza strip. according to us spokesperson matthew miller, the secretary reaffirmed the united states commitment to the delivery of life saving humanitarian assistance and resumption of essential services in gaza and made clear that palestinians must not be forcibly displaced. all crucial issues for the palestinians and the arab world. secretary blinken and president abbas discussed efforts to restore calm and stability in the west bank, including
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