Antony Blinken set to visit Israel again next week to discuss hostages, Rafah

• Published date: 26 April 2024
• Author: JERUSALEM POST STAFF
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

Israel's KAN News reported the same day that Blinken will arrive in Israel on on Tuesday

The Secretary of State will be in the country to discuss with officials about Israel's planned Rafah incursion as well as talks for a hostage release deal, the Times reported, while also stating that "tensions have risen between Israel and the United States over the treatment of civilians in the war."

The Israeli official that spoke with the Times on Blinken's visit spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not clear on speaking about the visit publicly.

Consequences of a Rafah operation

Blinken had previously said that an invasion into Rafah would be pose severe risk to the city's displaced population, and that the Biden administration would not endorse such an operation unless guaranteed there was a plan put into place that would protect civilians. The same day the Times report came out, he also defended the protests at US universities over Israel's war in Gaza as a...