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Added on the 25/03/2024 18:24:16 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
The United States warns Israel that staging a military push into the southern Gaza city of Rafah without proper planning would run the risk of becoming a "disaster." State Department deputy spokesman Vedant Patel says Washington has "yet to see any evidence of serious planning for such an operation," adding: "To conduct such an operation right now with no planning and little thought in an area" where one million people are sheltering "would be a disaster." SOUNDBITE
The introduction of a draft UN resolution criticizing Israel following announcements that it will advance settlements and retroactively legalize nine outposts in the occupied West Bank is "unhelpful," US State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Foreign Affairs Minister Yair Lapid at the State Department in Washington, DC. Lapid and Emirati Foreign Affairs Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan are in Washington for three-way talks, as President Joe Biden's administration embraces and looks to expand a normalization drive. IMAGES
Images taken from Israel show fire and smoke billowing in the crowded southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, following an Israeli strike. The United Nations agency supporting Palestinian refugees said that about 80,000 people had fled Rafah in the three days since Israel intensified military operations in the south Gaza city. IMAGES
Israeli tanks seen from a distance in eastern Rafah in Gaza Strip, as Israel continues to strike the crowded southern city. IMAGES