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| Israeli media reports that a United Nations vehicle, visibly damaged, is pictured outside a hospital following an attack on a vehicle in Gaza, resulting in the death of a UN employee. (Image Credit: Ali Jadallah/Anadolu/Getty Images) |
White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has stated that the US views an Israeli operation in Gaza's southern town of Rafah as a mistake and is actively pushing for a ceasefire. The Biden administration has reportedly assessed that Israel has assembled sufficient troops on the outskirts of Rafah in Gaza, potentially paving the way for a large-scale incursion in the coming days, according to two senior administration officials cited by CNN.
Sullivan emphasized the importance for Israel to align its military actions with a clearly defined endgame in its ongoing conflict with Hamas. Additionally, a senior State Department official noted that the US and Israel are grappling with defining a coherent strategy for victory in Gaza, expressing skepticism that the total victory Israel seeks against Hamas is achievable or probable.
Regarding recent developments in Israel's war in Gaza:
- Aid to Gaza intercepted: Israeli activists opposed to providing assistance to Palestinians in Gaza intercepted and ransacked a shipment of humanitarian aid bound for the region. Footage from the Tarkumiya checkpoint near Hebron in the West Bank depicted activists blocking the path of aid trucks, throwing packages on the ground, and damaging boxes. The source of the aid, whether from Jordan or the Palestinian Authority, remains unclear.
- UN staffer casualties: At least one United Nations aid worker was killed and another injured after a vehicle marked as belonging to the agency was attacked in Rafah. Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for the UN secretary-general, did not attribute blame to either Israel or Hamas for the incident.
- Ambiguity in Israeli military strategy: The Israeli military has resumed hostilities in northern Gaza, where it
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