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DISASTROUS IMPACT. Israeli military vehicles roll near the border with the Gaza Strip on Sunday while Israeli amnd Palesyonoan Hamas are fighting each other. Israeli bombardment in the eastern parts of Rafah has sent 300,000 Gazans fleeing.The United States and other countries, as well as top UN officials, have warned a full-out assault on Rafah could have a disastrous impact on the refugees driven there by fighting elsewhere in Gaza, many of them living in desperate conditions.
Blinken said a full-scale invasion could come “potentially at an incredibly high cost” and that even a massive assault on Rafah was unlikely to end the Hamas threat. He said the United States was continuing to press Israeli leaders to provide a plan for Gaza once the war is finally over, telling NBC’s “Meet the Press” that “we’ve been talking to them about a much better way of getting an enduring result.”
“The Secretary underscored the urgent need to protect civilians and aid workers in Gaza and urged the Minister to ensure assistance can move into Gaza and help address distribution challenges inside of Gaza as Israel pursues Hamas targets,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a statement.
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