Ceasefire talks continue - as do plans for attack on Rafah

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to go ahead with an attack on Rafah regardless of a potential ceasefire deal with Hamas. It comes as the United Nations has revealed progress has been made toward avoiding famine in Gaza, although significantly more aid is needed.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will launch an invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah despite truce talks with Hamas.During a trip to Tel Aviv, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the country's views on a Rafah incursion have been laid out clearly.

The US has been pressuring Israel to do more to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza, especially in the north. “We must do everything possible to avert an entirely preventable human made famine. We have seen incremental progress recently, but much more is urgently needed, including the promised opening of the two crossing points between Israel and northern Gaza. So that aid can be brought into Gaza from Ashdod, Port and Jordan. A major obstacle to distributing across Gaza is the lack of security for humanitarians and the people we serve.

“Israel is not even subject to the court’s jurisdiction and it has an independent legal system that rigorously investigates all violations of the law. Rather, this ICC attempt is an attempt to paralyze Israel’s very ability to defend itself. The government and people of Israel reject outright this grave threat to our security. This grave threat to our very existence.

 

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