Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told troops to prepare to enter the city which now hosts more than half of Gaza's total population.
Australia has called on Israel to "listen to its friends" while expressing "deep concerns" about reports of an impending Israeli ground operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where more than one million people are sheltering. Israeli military strikes on Rafah on Monday killed at least 67 people, adding to the more than 28,000 Palestinians who have been killed since the Hamas-Israel war began, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Australia had already called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, referring to Australia's United Nations general assembly vote in December. "Many of Israel’s friends, including Australia, have expressed deep concerns about reports of an Israeli military operation in Rafah," Wong told SBS News in a statement.
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