Regarding the Israeli military's ground operation in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, a senior U.S. government official said that a high-ranking Israeli official would be dispatched to Washington in the coming days, and that the U.S. side would launch a large-scale operation. We have proposed an alternative plan.
On the 18th of this month, President Biden of the United States spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu by phone and expressed deep concerns about the implementation of ground operations in Rafah, where nearly 1.5 million people are sheltering in the southern Gaza Strip. He requested that a team be sent to Washington.
Regarding this, White House Chief of Staff Kirby announced at a press conference on the 22nd that a senior Israeli official would be dispatched within the next few days.
``We will share with them some alternative plans on how to eliminate the Hamas threat in Rafah without conducting a large-scale ground operation,'' he said, adding that the US side would suggest an alternative plan to a large-scale operation. I have presented the idea.
On the 22nd, Secretary of State Blinken said in Israel, where he was visiting, ``We have a dedicated team to figure out how we can achieve our goals based on a plan that encompasses the humanitarian, military, and political fields.'' It is important that we discuss the plan in detail,'' he said, indicating his intention to discuss the plan presented by the United States in detail by seeking opinions from the Israeli side.