As Israel threatens to invade Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, members of the international community — including Israel’s allies — are pleading with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reconsider.
“I’m very concerned about what’s going on in Gaza, in particular in Rafah. The operation would be devastating and is devastating to Palestinians and all those seeking refuge,” Mélanie Joly, Canada’s foreign minister, told reporters on Monday.
“What the Netanyahu government is asking them to do, which is to leave again, is unacceptable. Because they have nowhere to go and so that’s why we need right now for the violence to stop.”
