Australia, NZ, Canadian Leaders Condemn Israel’s Planned Ground Assault of Rafah

Published on February 15, 2024

The Australian, New Zealand, and Canadian prime ministers have taken the extraordinary step of issuing a joint press release expressing their united concerns over Israel’s planned military operation in Rafah. A ground assault by the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) is planned on Gaza’s southernmost city intended to free Istaeli national hostages held by Hamas, and to flush out militants. The operation has been given the green light by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after months of aerial bombardments on the city. Millions of Palestinians have been displaced by the Israel-Hamas conflict that started on Oct. 7, and an estimated 1.4 million people have been held up in Rafah which borders Egypt....

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