Israel bombs Gaza as disagreements with US simmerIsrael bombarded southern Gaza on Friday after it publicly sparred with its main ally the United States over the possibility of a Palestinian state, the creation of which Washington sees as the only pathway to a lasting peace. Militants also seized about 250 hostages during the attacks, around 132 of whom Israel says remain in Gaza. – A Palestinian state? US Secretary of State Antony Blinken used the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to renew his call for a “pathway to a Palestinian state”. Washington believes that the creation and recognition of a viable Palestinian state is necessary to achieve security for Israel.
