White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan has said that Israel updated him on its refined plans to minimise civilian harm in Rafah when he visited the region last weekend, Reuters reports.

“We now have to see what unfolds from here,” Sullivan told a news briefing, referring to Israel’s operation in the southern Gaza city.

“What we’re going to be looking at is whether there is a lot of death and destruction from this operation or if it is more precise and proportional.”

He said Israeli operations to date in the area have been targeted and limited.

He also said aid is flowing from a pier in Gaza to the Palestinians there, and that it was wrong for Israel to withhold funds from the West Bank.