The US does not support a large-scale military operation in Rafah.
United States opposes the forced relocation of Palestinians from Gaza, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says.
According to a representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Blinken spoke with the Egyptian foreign minister about the situation in the region on the phone on Thursday. Blinken told his Egyptian counterpart that the United States still does not support a large-scale military operation in Rafah, and does not accept the forced relocation of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.
According to UNRWA, the UN aid agency for Palestinian refugees, about 80,000 people have fled Rafah this week after Israel began what it described as a limited operation there. In connection with its operation, Israel has taken over the Rafah border crossing.