Blinken says US cannot support Rafah assault without humanitarian plan

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken walks with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza , Sigrid Kaag, at the Kerem Shalom border crossing, Israel, May 1, 2024.

"When it comes to Rafah - we are committed to remove the last four of five Hamas battalions in Rafah - we are sharing our plans with Secretary of State Blinken," the spokesperson told a regular briefing. Blinken asked Israel's government to take a set of specific steps to facilitate aid to Gaza, where nearly half the population are suffering catastrophic hunger, he said.Israel PM warns of Rafah offensive 'with or without' Gaza truce deal

A senior official for Hamas said the group was still studying the proposed deal but accused Blinken of failing to respect both sides and described Israel as the real obstacle.Israel is holding off sending a delegation to Cairo for follow-up truce talks, pending a response from Hamas' leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, an Israeli official told Reuters."Only after he responds will we decide what to do.

Ynet news site, citing the Prime Minister's Office, said Netanyahu told Blinken a Rafah operation"was not contingent on anything" and that he rejected any truce proposals that would end the Gaza war. A girl stands behind barbed wire at a camp for displaced Palestinians in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on April 30, 2024

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