US Secretary of State Antony Blinken answered questions about the latest situation in Gaza and Rafah before the House Budget Committee.
Blinken again warned Israel not to launch a major attack on Rafah without a comprehensive plan that is credible and executable, adding that there are approximately 1.5 million Palestinian civilians in the area and that such He stressed that occupying the region would have serious consequences.
“Israel’s prosperity will not solve the problem”
“If Israel were to enter Rafah in full to destroy the remaining (Hamas) battalions, the problem would not be solved. Even after such an attack, thousands of armed Hamas members would remain. In this case, Israel would inherit significant resistance. It would be responsible for that in Gaza,” Blinken said in his assessment.
Blinken reminded that Israel has so far not presented a comprehensive plan for an attack on Rafah, saying it would be very difficult to move forward without such a plan and instead recommending that members of Hamas He said he only presented some plans to eliminate the.
Blinken insisted that the position the US presented was aimed only at Hamas and aimed at mitigating harm to civilians in the area, and said he shared concerns about Rafah with Israel at each meeting.
Gaza protests
Meanwhile, as the House of Representatives session continued, some demonstrators protesting against Blinken and the U.S. government shouted slogans such as “Blinken is responsible for the massacre in Gaza.”
Demonstrators who were removed from the venue by Capitol Police continued their protest at the exits of the venue.
Blinken faced similar protests and “Butcher of Gaza” slogans when he appeared before the U.S. Senate Budget Committee yesterday.
