Antony Blinken’s assembly with Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem went longer than anticipated. (Record)
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Secretary of Condition Antony Blinken mentioned Wednesday that he made sunlit to Israeli leaders US opposition to a big assault at the Gaza town of Rafah and mentioned he steered “better ways” to deal with Hamas.
“Our position is clear. It hasn’t changed, it won’t change,” Blinken advised newshounds.
“We cannot and will not support a major military operation in Rafah absent an effective plan to make sure that civilians are not harmed, and we’ve not seen such a plan.”
“At the same time, there are other ways — and in our judgement, better ways — of dealing with the real ongoing challenge of Hamas that does not require a major military operation” in Rafah, Blinken mentioned.
Israeli High Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to inauguration an attack on Rafah to root out Hamas in spite of US opposition and without reference to whether or not the operatives settle for a suggestion for a brief ceasefire in go back for releasing hostages.
Blinken, whose assembly with Netanyahu in Jerusalem went longer than anticipated, declined to characterise the Israeli chief’s place however made sunlit that the USA would retain elevating considerations.
“We’ve been talking to the Israelis about that and we’ll continue those conversations,” he mentioned of Rafah.
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