The prime ministers of Australia, Canada and New Zealand issued a joint declaration yesterday saying that the military strike on Rafah, located in the southernmost part of Gaza, would be "devastating".
The humanitarian situation in Gaza is already dire, and if more military operations continue, the consequences for the Palestinian population will be catastrophic.
"We strongly urge Israel to abandon this practice," he said. Ordinary people don't even have a place to stay. ”
The report said Israel needed to listen to the voices of the nations of the world and that "Israel's victory over Hamas should not be borne by Palestinian citizens." ”
Nestled in the southernmost part of Gaza, near the Egyptian border and close to Port Rafah in Gaza, Rafah is the only way to communicate with the outside world, but Israel does not control it.
In the early weeks of the Israeli-Gaza conflict, Israel declared Rafah a "safe zone", and more than 1 million Palestinian refugees from other parts of Gaza poured into Rafah seeking refuge.
But earlier this week, Israel launched an air strike against Rafah. Palestinian officials said the bomb killed 67 people, including many ordinary people. Israel claimed that the attack was carried out to protect its forces and free two hostages held by Hamas in Rafah.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he intends to launch an army offensive in Rafah to destroy Hamas's final stronghold. He claimed that Hamas was hiding in the city. The Israelis also questioned that the remaining 130 or so hostages could be found in Rafah.
The actions of the Israeli army have caused fear among the population of Rafah City, who are looking for various ways to escape.
Netanyahu said he had asked the Israeli army to come up with a plan for the Palestinian people to leave before attacking Rafah and promised to open a "safe passage" for Palestinians in Rafah.
Israel is under tremendous pressure from all over the world.
However, Israel has come under pressure from the international community and has been widely criticized by various international human rights groups and national leaders.
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said yesterday that attacking Rafah from land was "unreasonable" and said it would make the livelihoods of more than 1 million residents who had taken refuge in the country harder.
Guterres said there would be a "great tragedy" if Israeli forces entered the city of Rafah.
Senior diplomats in Germany and Britain have expressed similar concerns.
The United States is working with allies in the region to reach a temporary six-week truce to free hostages in Gaza and increase the amount of humanitarian assistance, Biden said Monday.
Regarding an Israeli attack on Rafah, Biden said in a conversation with Netanyahu on Sunday that Israel should not attack the city of Rafah because they do not have a credible and workable plan to keep them safe and have no support from them.