© Fatima Shbair/APPalestinians line up for a meal in Rafah, Gaza Strip โข December 21, 2023
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterates that the Biden administration "cannot support a major military operation in Rafah."Blinken, at a press conference in Italy, said:
"First, there are currently somewhere around 1.4 million people in Rafah โ many of them displaced from other parts of Gaza. It's imperative that people are able to get out of the way of any conflict, and doing so is a monumental task for which we have yet to see a plan. Not only getting them out of harm's way, but making sure that they can be supported with humanitarian assistance.
"Second, even if people are largely out of harm's way, inevitably there's going to remain a pretty significant civilian population in Rafah, and we believe that a major military operation with a large presence of the civilian population would have terrible consequences for that population.
"We are committed, as Israel is, to ensuring that Gaza cannot be controlled by Hamas... But in terms of major military operations in Rafah, that's something that we don't support, and we believe that the objective can be achieved by other means.
"We've been engaged in conversations at senior levels with Israel over the past couple of weeks on this, including as recently as this week."
Comment: Though White House claims it did not give Israel a green light for
Rafah op, it's meddling has expanded to Iran:
The U.S. earlier on Wednesday announced new sanctions against Iran in an evident gesture seeking to end the potential escalation in the Middle East after Israel's retaliation believed to take place after the Passover.
According to the source, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have launched airstrikes at the south Gaza areas adjacent to the Egyptian border, with some believed to be used for Hamas arms trafficking.
Cairo is said to be actively seeking to prevent or at least postpone the operation. Earlier on Wednesday, the Egyptian Ministry of Information issued a warning saying the Rafah operation could endanger Israel-Egypt peace.
A ground invasion of the city that shelters Gazans displaced during the past six months is feared to cause further deterioration of the humanitarian crisis in the Strip.
Much harm been caused - intentionally and willfully.
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I ring the bell for Justified Retribution upon the zigaboos - direct - face-to-face - individually one at a time until their hateful ideology is exposed for what it is - and humanity is rid of the skum harming us all. Like a parasite on a beautiful face - like a little brat - didn't learn lessons when young.
Maybe a "double-envelopment" upon the zigaboos is in the making....imagine that.