The US State Department has described Israel’s decision to cancel a delegation’s trip to Washington over the US decision not to veto a UN Security Council resolution calling for a Gaza ceasefire as “a bit surprising and unfortunate.” But Matthew Miller, spokesman for the State Department, said that the US still expects to present Israeli officials with alternatives to a planned military attack against the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. The US and other Israeli allies have warned against an attack on Rafah, citing concerns that any assault could have devastating consequences for the …