White House national security spokesman John Kirby said on Sunday that Israel is prepared to listen to American concerns before storming the city of Rafah.
Israel said on Sunday that it was ready to listen to American concerns before storming the city of Rafah John Kirby, White House national security spokesman. Washington has already made clear that it cannot support the Rafah operation without a sound and credible humanitarian plan.
They assured us that they would not go to Rafah until we had the opportunity to share our position and concerns with them
John Kirby told ABC.
Anthony Blinken The Secretary of State is scheduled to visit the Middle East next week, and Kirby said he would continue to press for a temporary ceasefire, which Washington wants to maintain for at least six weeks. As we wrote previously, a Hamas delegation will also visit Cairo on Monday to negotiate a possible ceasefire.
“We hope that after a temporary ceasefire for six weeks, we may be able to achieve something more sustainable,” John Kirby noted, adding that the number of aid trucks arriving in northern Gaza was beginning to increase.
The Israelis began to fulfill their obligations Biden asked the president
The spokesperson said.
(Reuters)
