Israel faced international backlash on Saturday over the IDF operation in Rafah and its seizure last week of the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing.
“We think an offensive on Rafah would be irresponsible. We warn against it,” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said at a webcast event organized by the German newspaper group RND.
“We don’t believe that there is any approach that would not lead in the end to the incredible loss of human life of innocent civilians,” Scholz said, adding that he had told this to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
