Israel and US to hold virtual meet ahead of planned Rafah offensive in Gaza
Monday, 1 April 2024 Israel and the United States are set to hold a virtual meeting on the planned offensive in Gaza's Rafah on Monday, following Israel's cancellation of a delegation visit to Washington. The meeting was prompted after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed opposition to a major ground operation in Rafah to Israel's defense minister.
After six months of war between Israel and Hamas, the Gaza Strip is facing “catastrophic” levels of hunger, according to the UN. The Israeli offensive, launched in response to the Hamas attack on its soil on 7 October, has killed tens of thousands of civilians and caused a humanitarian crisis in...
Berlin argued that it has barely exported any weapons to Israel since the offensive against Gaza started following Hamas' deadly incursion into southern Israel on 7 October.
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