US State Department says IDF operations in Rafah continue to be ‘limited’

Troops of the Nahal Brigade operate in southern Gaza's Rafah, in a handout photo published June 7, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
Troops of the Nahal Brigade operate in southern Gaza's Rafah, in a handout photo published June 7, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

The United States has not yet seen Israel launch a major military operation in the Gaza city of Rafah, US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller says.

Israel’s military operations in Rafah are not of the “size, scope or scale” of operations conducted elsewhere in Gaza, Miller says in a briefing for reporters. “It’s been a more limited operation.”

Reports in Hebrew media outlets citing Israeli officials suggest that the IDF is planning on wrapping up its operations in Rafah in the coming weeks in order to prepare for an intensive offensive along the northern border with Lebanon.

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