Israel briefs US on plan to move Gazans ahead of Rafah op

The U.S. official cautioned that this is not the “final” plan from the IDF, but rather “some of their latest thinking.” A second U.S. official said the Biden administration is not aware of any imminent invasion and that it is still waiting on more details from Israel on exactly how it would move people out of Rafah.

All the people were granted anonymity to detail sensitive internal planning.

This week, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said the U.S. still had not seen an indication that Israel had a plan to ensure the safety of Rafah’s population.

A Pentagon spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment about whether the Defense Department had been briefed on the plan.