Gaza's southern city of Rafah is currently home to more than one million displaced people sheltering from Israel's offensive.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned Israel that an offensive on Rafah, the southern Gazan city sheltering more than one million people, would risk 'further isolating' it. Speaking after a US-sponsored ceasefire resolution was vetoed on Friday by Russia and China at the UN Security Council, Mr Blinken said he had taken part in 'candid conversations' with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Three countries reject Gaza ceasefire resolution Israel has been coming under increasing pressure to allow more humanitarian aid to reach over two million people in Gaza, and better protect civilians, 32,000 of whom are estimated by the local health ministry to have died during Israel's offensive. The draft had undergone 'many rounds of consultations' with members of the 15-seat council, and marked a toughening of America's stance towards Israel.
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