On Rafah Israeli attacks Increasing pressure once morest United States Foreign Minister Antony Blanken has said on Sunday that Gaza On the city of Rafah Israel A full attack of agitation will fuel ‘anarchy’ without eliminating
According to the French news agency AFP, US national security adviser Jack Sullivan also emphasized Washington’s concerns regarding the attack during a telephone conversation with his Israeli counterpart, Zachary Hanegbi.
A White House statement said Sullivan reiterated President Joe Biden’s longstanding concern regarding a major military ground operation in Rafah.
The statement said Hanegbi “confirmed that Israel is taking US concerns into account.”
300,000 Gazans have been displaced due to the Israeli bombardment in the eastern areas of Rafah.
Top officials from the United States and other countries, as well as the United Nations, have warned that an all-out attack on Rafah might have devastating effects on refugees.
Israel says it is trying to keep civilian casualties to a minimum.
But when Anthony Blanken was asked on the CBS program ‘Face the Nation’ whether America Bin Yamin Netanyahu agreed with his statement that Israeli forces have killed more civilians than Hamas militants since the offensive began, he simply replied, ‘Yes, we agree.’
Blanken said a full-scale attack might be “potentially incredibly costly” and that even a large-scale attack on Rafah was unlikely to end the Hamas threat.
“Israel is likely on a path in which it will inherit an insurgency with an armed Hamas, or Hamas will regain control if Israel leaves, leaving chaos and anarchy behind,” he said. ‘
Blankenship also confirmed that the presidentJoe Biden It has withheld 3,500 high-capacity bombs to Israel, and the US is pressuring it to better protect civilians and avoid an attack on Rafah.
He said the US is pressuring Israeli leaders to come up with a plan for Gaza following the aggression ends.
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“We’re talking to them regarding the best way to get sustainable results,” he told NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
The US diplomat said that Hamas militants have already returned to some areas of northern Gaza.
According to the US State Department, Antony Blanken also spoke with Israeli Defense Minister Yves Galant on Sunday and stressed that the US is once morest Israel’s major ground operation in Rafah.
US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a statement that the secretary of state “stressed the urgent need to protect civilians and aid workers in Gaza.”
According to the statement, Blanken urged Yves Gallant to ensure that aid can flow into Gaza and help deal with the divisive issues within Gaza.
A report released by the US State Department on Friday said Israel may have violated international law in using US weapons. Asked regarding the report, Antony Blanken said the evidence was still insufficient to stop all military aid.
“The chaos and dangerous conditions of the ongoing offensive have made it ‘very difficult’ to determine what is going on in a specific operation, or what weapons have been used,” he said.
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2024-07-17 13:06:41