The United States (US) opposes Israel’s planned massive attack on the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Washington’s stance was in response to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement that a date for the operation had been set.
US President Joe Biden’s administration has repeatedly called on Israel to submit a plan to protect civilians in Rafah, where some 1.5 million Palestinians have sought refuge from the six-month-old war.
“We have made it clear to Israel that we think a large-scale military invasion of Rafah would have a very detrimental impact on civilians and would ultimately harm Israel’s security,” said US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller when asked about Netanyahu’s statement. the.
“This is not just a question of Israel presenting plans to us. We have explained to them that we think that there is a better way to achieve the legitimate objective, which is to weaken and dismantle and defeat the remaining Hamas battalions. remain in Rafah,” said Miller.
Netanyahu promised to attack the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. He stated that he had already set the exact date of the attack.
Netanyahu has repeatedly said Israel should send ground troops to Rafah and said it was Hamas’ last stronghold in the Gaza Strip.
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However, the international community, including the US, opposes the operation and says that some 1.4 million civilians who have sought refuge there will be in danger.
Israel insists it has a plan to protect civilians.
In a video statement, Monday (8/4), Netanyahu said the Rafah operation was crucial for Israel’s victory.
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“It will happen. There is a date,” he stressed without explaining further.
He spoke as Israeli negotiators were in Cairo discussing international efforts to broker a ceasefire agreement with Hamas.
The cruelty of Israeli troops has claimed the lives of 33,207 residents of the Gaza Strip and injured 75,933 others since the invasion began on October 7. Some 1,170 Israelis were killed and 250 taken hostage, according to Israeli data, and 132 others remain missing. (France24/Z-1)
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