The tough message from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sets the stage for potentially difficult talks next week in Washington.
US secretary of state Antony Blinken has once again left the Middle East empty-handed as Israel’s prime minister rejected American appeals to call off a promised ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
But Rafah now shelters more than one million homeless Palestinians who fled fighting elsewhere in Gaza. The looming Rafah invasion has cast a shadow over ongoing efforts to forge a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. Israel claims at least one-third of those killed are Hamas militants, and says the group is responsible for civilian casualties by hiding and operating in residential areas.Initially, US officials called for a plan to get civilians out of harm’s way.“It risks killing more civilians. It risks wreaking greater havoc with the provision of humanitarian assistance. It risks further isolating Israel around the world and jeopardising its long-term security and standing,” Mr Blinken said.
The US wants the internationally recognised Palestinian Authority – which Hamas ousted from Gaza in 2007 – to return to power in the territory, along with a clear path towards an independent Palestinian state beside Israel. Palestinians perform Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan near the ruins of a destroyed mosque in Rafah After his talks with Israeli leaders, Mr Blinken met with families of hostages who hold US citizenship before departing.
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