Yes he really said this.
Blinken Tells Abbas He Asked Israel To Use 'Smaller Bombs' On Gaza.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on another multi-day tour of the Middle East, where this time Arab leaders have finally acquiesced to meet with him as the Gaza crisis continues, at a moment the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) say that Gaza City is surrounded.
Blinken had previously again met with Netanyahu Friday where according to fresh reports he pressed the Israeli prime minister to use "smaller bombs".
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/blinken-tells-abbas-he-asked-israel-use-smaller-bombs-gaza