The White House says that more civilian deaths in Rafah will play into Hamas’ ‘twisted narrative’ about Israel; UNGA resolution calls on security council to reconsider membership request
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On a visit to Washington, German defence minister Boris Pistorius expressed “understanding” for the US threat to limit arms supplies to Israel in the event of a full-blown Rafah offensive but stopped short of setting any new red lines on German weapons.
However, he told ZDF public television that Germany must put pressure on Israel “not to go too far” and to “slow down” in its military response to the 7 October attacks. “