U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is meeting with his Qatari counterpart in Amman, where he is also set to meet Jordanian leaders. The visit follows a packed day in Tel Aviv, where Blinken pressed for “humanitarian pauses” in Gaza — something Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to reject, saying “Israel refuses a temporary cease-fire that does not include the return of hostages.” The U.N. chief said he was “horrified” after a deadly Israeli strike on an ambulance outside Gaza City’s largest hospital, one of several attacks Friday that battered schools and health infrastructure in the Palestinian enclave.
