Mahmoud Abbas, Antony Blinken discuss humanitarian aid to Gaza

The President of the State of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, received a congratulatory phone call from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Report informs, citing WAFA News Agency.

During the phone call, President Abbas stressed the need to halt immediately the Israeli aggression on the Palestinian people, particularly in Gaza, and the importance of expediting the entry of medical and food supplies and supplying water, electricity and fuel to the whole of the Gaza Strip, including the northern Strip.

He called upon Blinken to prevent Israel from launching any military operation in Rafah and warned of the possible repercussions of such an operation, particularly affecting innocent civilians.