The United States, through statements from White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby and the State Department, has warned Israel against conducting a military operation in Rafah, Gaza. They stressed that an operation without serious planning regarding the over one million displaced civilians could be disastrous and would not be supported by the US. Despite the warnings, Israel has escalated its strikes on Rafah.
The US is currently warning of a potential "disaster" if Israel conducts a military operation in Rafah without careful planning, considering the humanitarian impact on over a million people https://t.co/NKLLktDVa3
US Warns Israel Of "Disaster" If It Sends Troops Into Gaza's Rafah https://t.co/tsB87inbhM https://t.co/SomHrs64jT
⚠️ AS ISRAEL ATTACKS RAFAH, US OFFERS ONLY WORDS OF CAUTION Full Story → https://t.co/R7d2mg16G0
Israel ramps up strikes on Rafah as US warns major offensive would be ‘disaster’ https://t.co/LJz6KudVGB
Israeli forces bombed areas in southern Gaza's Rafah, where more than half of the Strip's internally displaced population is sheltering, as the US warned that a military push into the city could be a 'disaster' https://t.co/n5r83WpGy4 https://t.co/TbhVETgv4e
State Department says it would be "a disaster" if Israel attacks Rafah but wouldn't say whether they'd do anything to stop it https://t.co/0ApHX4FxYS
BREAKING: White House spokesperson says a major Israeli military operation in Rafah in Gaza 'would be a disaster and we would not support it'
White House spokesperson John Kirby said an Israeli operation in Rafah without due consideration for the plight of civilians would be "a disaster", adding "we would not support it." (Reuters)
🔴Israeli Rafah operation in current situation 'would be a disaster for those people and we would not support it,' says US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby
White House NSC spokesman John Kirby says any Israeli operation in Rafah under current circumstances 'would be a disaster for those people and we would not support it'
The United States would not support a Israeli military operation in Rafah “without serious planning” related to the more than million people who have been displaced there, @StateDeputySpox says.
The United States on Thursday warned that any Israeli military operation in Rafah, where more than one million people are sheltering, with no planning or little thought, would be a "disaster." Read more: https://t.co/N5tZfoDzOB
#BREAKING US warns Israel that Rafah operation risks 'disaster' https://t.co/4zCRFCoRhS