• US says Palestinian state must for Israel’s security • 14 fleeing Palestinians killed • ‘All options’ open, Hezbollah chief declares RAFAH: Israeli ground troops surrounded Gaza City on Friday and an air strike killed 14 Palestinians who were fleeing the bombarded territory’s north to its south. Top US diplomat Antony Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv earlier in the day and declared that a Palestinian … Continue reading ‘New phase’ looms as Israeli forces encircle Gaza