“We call on the Israeli authorities to stop this military operation immediately and to return to the path of negotiations, the only one that can lead to the immediate release of the hostages and the achievement of a lasting truce,” the French Foreign Ministry underlined.
France calls on Israel to stop “immediately” its military operation in Rafah, which threatens to create a “catastrophic situation” for the population of the Gaza Strip, the French Foreign Ministry said in a message shared on Friday via the X platform (formerly Twitter).
“We call on the Israeli authorities to stop this military operation immediately and to return to the path of negotiations, the only one that can lead to the immediate release of the hostages and the achievement of a lasting truce,” the French Foreign Ministry underlined.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls the military operation necessary in Rafah – “the last bastion” of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, according to him – where 1.4 million Palestinians are crowded.
Defying international warnings, the Israeli armed forces have been conducting “targeted” operations in eastern Rafah since Tuesday, while blocking the border crossing with Egypt – a critical entry point for the delivery of humanitarian aid to the besieged Palestinian enclave.
The Israeli army spoke of a “precision counter-terrorist operation” in specific areas in eastern Rafah, where “terrorist nuclei” were eliminated.
The US is “watching with concern” the military operation in Rafah, but does not consider it “major-scale”, John Kirby, spokesman for the White House Security Council, said on Friday.
Source :Skai
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