Israel agrees to hearken to US considerations forward of Rafah invasion | EUROtoday

Israel has agreed to hearken to US considerations earlier than it launches an invasion of Rafah, the place greater than 1.5 million individuals are sheltering, the White House has stated.

“They [the Israelis] have assured us that they won’t go into Rafah until we’ve had a chance to really share our perspectives and our concerns with them, so we’ll see where that goes,” stated John Kirby, the White House nationwide safety spokesperson in an interview with ABC.

It comes after the Palestinian president urged Joe Biden to intervene, saying that he expects Israel to assault the southern metropolis within the coming days.

Israel has lengthy threatened to assault the town – the one a part of Gaza the place it has not despatched troops – drawing intense opposition from Israel’s allies who say it might trigger hundreds of civilian casualties. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated 4 brigades of Hamas fighters are hiding there and should be tackled.

Earlier on Sunday, the IDF chief of workers and chief of the Southern Command authorised battle plans for the “continuation of war”, signalling that it plans to push forward with its Rafah floor operation.

Mr Abbas has warned an assault on the town could be: “The biggest catastrophe in the Palestinian people’s history.”

Mr Biden has beforehand warned that Israel shouldn’t go into Rafah with out credible plans to guard civilians.