Israel would make the mistake of launching a massive ground attack on the southern Palestinian city of Rafah in the besieged Gaza Strip. US Secretary of State Anthony at a press conference in Cairo with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Thursday (21) during his visit to the Middle East. Blinken said this. At the time, he said, attack there to defeat Hamas ‘unnecessary’। Blinken’s statement seems to indicate the bitterness of relations between the United States and Israel. The US news agency AP reported this news.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken landed in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to begin his sixth tour of the Middle East since the war began in October. In Riyadh, he held a meeting with the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
He then met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo on Thursday. There, he discussed the ceasefire and the post-conflict future of Gaza with top Arab diplomats. He stressed the need for an “immediate and sustainable ceasefire” in return for the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas. This will be discussed at the top level of Qatar on Friday.
Blinken is also traveling to Israel on Friday to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his war cabinet.
The United States on Thursday presented a draft resolution to the UN Security Council calling for the release of Israeli hostages and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Blinken said in this regard, we have submitted a proposal to the UN Security Council. The resolution calls for the release of Israeli hostages and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
The foreign minister also said that we are in favor of Israel’s right to self-defense. But the killing of Gaza’s civilians and their dire famine cannot be dismissed.
But Netanyahu said the goal of destroying Hamas could not be achieved without attacking Rafah.
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