JERUSALEM, April 30 (Reuters) – French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné, visiting Israel, told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday that an offensive in Rafah, in southern Gaza, would be a bad idea because of the uncertainties about the humanitarian situation, said a diplomatic source.
“It’s a bad idea to do it. There are too many uncertainties on humanitarian issues. The Rafah offensive is not going to resolve anything, on the contrary,” declared Stéphane Séjourné to Benjamin Netanyahu with whom he spoke. met in his office, reported the source familiar with the discussions. (Reporting by John Irish, writing by Kate Entringer, editing by Zhifan Liu)
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