The White House has yet to review Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s plans to invade Rafah but “would welcome” seeing the specifics.
Netanyahu reportedly signed off on new attack plans on Friday, despite negotiations regarding a six-week ceasefire in Gaza between Israel, Hamas, and third-party nations, including the United States.
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby briefed reporters on the latest developments surrounding the Gaza war on Friday.
“We certainly would welcome the opportunity to see it,” he explained when asked about Netanyahu’s potential offensive. “We can’t support a major offensive in Rafah that doesn’t also include a credible, achievable, executable plan to take care and to the safety and security of the more than a million Gazans that are seeking refuge in Rafah.”
“To move in right now in a major way without a proper
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