US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said the United States needs to see a clear and implementable plan for Rafah, including to get civilians out of harm’s way, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said he had approved plans for a military operation in Rafah, Reuters reports.

Blinken told reporters in Austria that the US has not yet seen such a plan for a military operation in Rafah, the southern Gaza city where more than a million people are sheltering.

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