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

An invasion of Rafah would lead to an ‘unspeakable humanitarian catastrophe and grave tensions with Egypt.’
Australia, NZ, Canadian Leaders Condemn Israel’s Planned Ground Assault of Rafah
A man carries away bags of humanitarian aid in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Nov. 26, 2023. Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images
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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.

Jim Birchall
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Jim Birchall has written and edited for several regional New Zealand publications. He was most recently the editor of the Hauraki Coromandel Post.
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