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The Israeli offensive against Rafah would cause unacceptable damage, he declared Friday evening local time Antony Blinken US Secretary of State, adding that Israel has not yet published a plan on how it would guarantee the protection of civilians during the operation.

In the absence of such a plan, we cannot support such a broad military action against Rafah, as the damage would exceed an acceptable level

Blinken stated at the McCain Institute forum in Arizona.

In the southern part of the Gaza Strip, along the border with Egypt, about 280,000 people lived in Rafah before the war, but due to the fighting, more than 1.5 million people have crowded into the city, along with refugees from the rest of the strip.

Blinken underlined: the ceasefire now depends only on the Hamas terrorist organization that controls the zone.

We’ll see if they agree to a ceasefire and the release of the hostages

he declared.

The talks on the ceasefire and the release of the Israeli hostages taken to Gaza at the beginning of October will continue in Egypt on Saturday.

Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House spokesman confirmed that Israel has not yet presented any comprehensive plan to Washington regarding the planned operation, guaranteeing the protection of civilians, although, he said, the offensive had been discussed several times, including Joe Biden US President and Benjamin Netanyahu Prime Minister of Israel.

We want to make sure that the talks continue because it is very important to protect Palestinian lives, innocent lives

he stated.

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Meanwhile, the Director-General of the UN World Health Organization (WHO), Tedrosz Adhanom Gebrejestusz also expressed concern about the Israeli army’s possible ground operation in Rafah, and warned of a bloodbath in his message published on X on Friday.

The WHO highlighted that only 33 percent of the 36 hospitals in the zone are functional, adding that there is also a shortage of staff and basic medical equipment.