Elsewhere in the territory. The Israeli Military had previously urged civilians to go there but now, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has approved plans for an assault on hamas militants believed to be based there. The un issued this warning. The consequences of a Ground Operation in the current circumstances would be catastrophic for the people of gaza, for the palestinians. Catastrophic for the humanitarian situation. It would be catastrophic all round. The us is one of israels most important supporters but it seems that the Israeli Government has not shared details of the planned assault on gaza with officials in washington. Heres Us National Security council spokesman, john kirby. We have not seen it. We certainly welcome the opportunity to see it. As i said, we cannot support a major offence in rafah the doesnt also include a credible, achievable an executable plan to take care of the safety and security of malt in a million gazans. To move on right now in a major way wit