– I fear a bloodbath if Israeli forces now move into Rafah. Over 1 million people have already been through hell on earth and have sought refuge in a city that usually houses 200,000, says the foreign minister. He says the people in Rafah no longer have anywhere to flee to and points out that international law is clear that civilians must be protected. FEBRUARY 9: More than 1 million Palestinians are internally displaced in Rafah. Many of them were forcibly moved there from northern Gaza by Israel. Photo: Fatima Shbair / AP – I want to strongly warn Israel about the tragic consequences for the civilian population if they do this, he says. The Foreign Minister says that a ground operation will make an already catastrophic situation even worse, and that it will make it more difficult to get in vital humanitarian aid. Rafah, designated by Israel as one of several “safe zones” to which Palestinians were asked to flee early in the war, is now regularly hit by Israeli airstrikes. Photo: Abir Sultan / AP – No other solution than total victory On Wednesday, it became known that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would send soldiers into Rafah, and asked the Israeli military (IDF) to move into the south of the Gaza Strip. – There is no other solution than total victory, says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. And said they have instructed the IDF to operate in Rafah, in what they believe is the last fortified area of Hamas. More than 1 million Palestinians are internally displaced in Rafah. Many of them were forcibly moved there from northern Gaza by Israel. – We will not support the implementation of something like this without serious and credible planning, spokesperson Vedant Patel told the press on Thursday. Photo: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / Reuters USA: – Could be catastrophic Several Western countries, including the USA and Germany, have warned Israel against entering Rafah. On Thursday, the US warned that any Israeli military operation in Rafah without thorough planning could be a disaster. – Many innocent people are in trouble, they are dying and it has to stop, said US President Joe Biden. Biden said an Israeli operation in Rafah was “going too far,” in what many consider his sharpest rebuke of Israel so far since Oct. 7. – We will not support the implementation of something like this without serious and credible planning, spokesperson Vedant Patel told the press on Thursday. Protesters in the US demonstrate for a ceasefire in the conflict between Hamas and Israel. Photo: Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP Netanyahu’s order comes at the same time as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is dealing with the genocide case against Israel. The Court almost unanimously concluded that there is a danger of genocide in Gaza. They demanded that Israel introduce more emergency measures, which South Africa, Israel’s counterpart in the case, claims Israel is ignoring.
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