Penny Wong Urges Israel to Abandon Ground Offensive into Rafah
Published on May 9, 2024
The Australian government has urged Israel to give up its ground invasion operation in Gaza, saying it would bring about devastating consequences for Palestinian civilians. On May 6, Israel announced that it had given the green light to a military offensive in its city of Rafah just hours after the terrorist group Hamas stated that it had accepted an Egyptian–Qatari ceasefire proposal. The Israeli government said the proposal fell short of the country’s requirements and pledged to proceed with its planned offensive. It also ordered its army to start strikes in the area to prepare for a ground invasion. Currently, over a million Palestinians are taking refuge at Rafah after evacuating from other parts of Gaza....