Israel Defense Forces move toward a Rafah assault despite pressure from U.S., others

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Frantic U.S. and international efforts to prevent a full-scale Israeli assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah appeared to be making little headway as Israel Defense Forces pressed forward and thousands more Palestinian civilians attempted to flee the besieged city.

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on buildings near the separating wall between Egypt and Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Sunday brought fresh signs that the fighting may be spreading beyond Rafah, despite intense U.S.-backed regional efforts to forge at least a temporary cease-fire and pressure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to restrain his forces.

The partial arms embargo has dramatically illustrated the political peril for Mr. Biden in the crisis. “But at present, the only thing that we’ve delayed and are holding back are these high-payload bombs because we’re in an ongoing conversation with, given the impact that those weapons can have when they’re used in densely populated areas, including an area like Rafah,” the Secretary of State said.

“These exhausted, famished people, many of whom have been displaced many times already, have no good options,” U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said in a statement.

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