India, May 2 -- U.S. Secretary Of State Antony Blinken has vowed that the United States will not support Israel's proposed major military operation in Rafah without an effective plan to make sure that civilians are not harmed.
"And no, we have not seen such a plan. And at the same time, there are other ways - and in our judgment, better ways - of dealing with the real ongoing challenge of Hamas that does not involve or require a major military operation in Rafah. We've been talking with the Israelis about that; we'll continue those conversations," Blinken said at a press conference in Ashdod after meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Another round of Israeli military operation is imminent on the Rafah area in southern Gaza, ...