Sanchez, ignoring the morning's attack, commented that he had "genuine doubts" about Israel's concerns for the humanitarian situation in Gaza as relates to the civilian population there.
Prior to his meeting with President Abbas, Blinken engaged in discussions with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the war cabinet in Jerusalem.
The woman, in her 20s and in an advanced state of pregnancy, was taken to the Assaf HaRofeh Hospital in Be'er Yaakov with stab wounds. Doctors performed an emergency C-section but were unable to save the mother or the fetus.
The Prime Minister was briefed by Chief Intelligence Officer Brig.-Gen. Avi Keinan and the commander of the Collection Unit on the research into documents and technical inputs that IDF units have seized from the Hamas terrorist organisation.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country is committed to ensuring the return of all hostages, the elimination of Hamas and the promise that Gaza will no longer pose a threat to Israeli citizens.
CIA Director Burns, valued by President Biden for his extensive Middle East contacts, plays a central role in the hostage crisis, given Israel's reliance on Mossad Chief David Barnea.
The Israeli government has approved the inclusion of 50 women prisoners in the list of prisoners eligible for release as part of an agreement to extend a temporary truce with Hamas in Gaza.
Relatives of Israelis abducted by Hamas last month assembled outside the headquarters of the American Red Cross in DC on Sunday to urge the international community to maintain pressure and demand the release of their family members.
In a live chat on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that there is "no choice" other than to destroy the Hamas terror group in order to bring about a better future for Gaza, according to The Times