By Reena Bhardwaj Washington, DC [US], The US State Department released its annual country report on human rights practices and highlighted concerns over human rights abuses in Gaza, highlighting Israel as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised human rights concerns. Addressing, "The conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza is raising deep concerns for human rights." He said the US condemned the October 7 Hamas terrorist attacks, while also urging Israel to minimize civilian harm in its response. The section on Israel, which runs 103 pages, documents "credible reports" including more than a dozen types of human rights abuses. Extrajudicial killings, torture, arbitrary detention, conflict-related sexual violence or executions, and punishment of family members for alleged crimes by relatives. The resulting conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip has had a "significant negative impact" on the human rights situation in Israel, the report said, citing credible reports of "unlawful killings" by both Hamas and the Israeli government Blinken said the United States would continue to make assessments about the records of foreign countries on human rights, and would potentially look for countries that fall short, regardless of their status as an enemy or partner of the United States. Will authorize the results from.In his remarks, Blinken pointed out that the US has "made clear that Israel needs to abide by international law" and take every possible precaution to protect civilians. He stressed that the department is still working on Gaza. The US also raised "repeated" concerns about humanitarian aid access, civilian displacement and the "unprecedented" deaths of journalists in Gaza, the report said. .