US Foreign Minister Lincoln to Netanyahu and Gallant: The US is concerned about an IDF ground operation in Rafah. At the meeting, in which the Chief of Staff also participated, Blinken said that Israel should ensure that the IDF's activities do not harm the teams of the United Nations or other international organizations.

Halevi replied that the. IDF will operate in Rafa, because there are Hamas battalions in the city that have not yet been. disbanded. The Biden administration is very concerned that the operation will result in many casualties and a humanitarian crisis many times worse.