US to discuss alternative plan for Rafah ground operation with Israel as early as the 1st. While the Israeli military remains committed to carrying out ground operations in Rafah, where nearly 1.5 million people are sheltering.
Talks between the two sides began in March, when Israel refused to send a planned delegation to the United Nations Security Council after it objected to the U.S. failure to veto a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire during Ramadan. Since they had announced that they would cancel the deal, the focus is on whether these talks will lead to a solution.