US moves to block Rafah attack

The US draft text "determines that under current circumstances, a major ground offensive into Rafah would result in further harm to civilians and their further displacement including potentially into neighbouring countries". Israel plans to storm Rafah, where more than 1 million of the 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza have sought shelter, prompting international concern that an assault would sharply worsen the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The UN has warned it "could lead to a slaughter". The draft US resolution says such a move "would have serious implications for regional peace and security, and therefore underscores that such a major ground…