US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the country is working with Israeli officials and international aid organizations “to get aid to civilians in Gaza” and urged Israel to take “every possible precaution to avoid harming civilians.”

“We recognize that many Palestinian families in Gaza are suffering through no fault of their own, and that Palestinian civilians have lost their lives,” said Blinken at a news conference in Doha, Qatar. “We mourn the loss of every innocent life — Israeli, Palestinian, Jew, Christian, Muslim, as well civilians of every faith and every nationality — who’ve been killed.”

The US is working with Israel and aid organizations to establish “safe zones” for civilians in Gaza, he added. “We're working through the details on that, and more to be said in the days ahead, but that's a priority for us.”