United States Special Envoy for Middle East Humanitarian Issues David Satterfield has said the country is against the displacement of Palestinians from the battered Gaza Strip to another country, Reuters reports.

Satterfield told Lebanese broadcaster al-Jadeed that Gazans displaced to the strip’s south by Israel’s military operations “must be allowed to return to homes in the north as soon as possible”.

He said the US “wants to see Israel succeed in its campaign” and warned Hezbollah to halt missile fire on Israel if it wanted to avoid an escalation.