US Secretary of State Antony Blinken asked Israel on Wednesday (29) for a plan for the “next day” in the Gaza Strip, after what he called Israel’s “horrible” bombing of a refugee camp in Gaza. Rafah, in the south of the Palestinian territory.
“In the absence of a plan for the next day, there will be no next day,” the secretary said at a press conference during a visit to Moldova.
Blinken, who described the act as an “incident,” acknowledged that it was “horrible” and that “no one who has seen the images can help but be deeply affected by it on a human level.”
“We have been very clear with Israel,” Blinken said, in addition to asking Israel to investigate and determine “exactly what happened and why it happened.”
In response to a question from an American journalist, he said he did not know what type of weaponry was used, but added that this too “must be the product of an immediate investigation.”
“I cannot say which weapons were used and how they were used,” he declared.
At the same time, he emphasized that even the most limited and precise operations aimed at eliminating terrorists can have “dire, horrific and unintended consequences.”
The head of US diplomacy considered it “very important” to develop a plan for “the next day”, exactly “when Israel has managed to destroy Hamas’ capabilities”.
Blinken says he believes “the horrific consequences” of military action in a place where civilians and terrorists live in such close proximity to each other is what confirms “how imperative it is to have a plan for the day after,” including the safety of residents of the Strip. Gaza and the reconstruction of the territory.
The Secretary of State emphasized that it is necessary to reach this point “as quickly as possible”, as this plan will only guarantee the lasting defeat of Hamas. (With EFE Agency)
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