U.S. Secretary of State Aantony Blinken has criticized Israel's conduct of the war in Gaza, claiming that an all--out offensive in Rafah in the south of the Palestinian enclave would only provide "anarchy, rather than eliminating Hamas, the RT website reports today (May 14, 2024)
In a pair of TV interviews on May 12, Blinken underscored that Washington believes Israeli forces should "get out of Gaza " as their tactics have failed to neutralize Hamas and could drive a lasting insurgency.
The top U.S. diplomat told CBS that a full--scale invasion of Rafah could come "potentially at an incredibly high cost" for civilians , and that even a massive assault on the southern Gazan city was unlikely to end the threat from Hamas.
Washington is waiting to see credible plans from West Jerusalem for Gaza once the war is finally over, Blinken said in another interview with NBC, addding, "we've been talking to them [Israeli authorities] about a much better way of getting an enduring result."
Blinken's comments come as Israeli forces have been pushing deeper into the densely populated Rafah , where more than a million Palestinians have crowded in hopes of refugee.
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