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G7 leaders worried by situation on Lebanon border: Draft communique
Group of Seven leaders are very concerned by the situation on the Israel-Lebanon border and endorse US efforts to secure a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, according to a draft communique due to be released following this week’s G7 summit.
Western leaders reiterated their unwavering commitment to a two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians to live in peace, side-by-side, the statement says.
In addition, they called on Israel to refrain from a full-scale offensive in Rafah, “in line with their obligations under international law”.
Bit late for that, they're already all over Rafah.
Israeli attacks continue in Rafah
Residents said Israeli helicopters targeted Rafah with Hamas fighters reporting fighting on the streets in the southern city despite Blinken saying a ceasefire was still possible.
Israeli ground forces have been operating in Rafah, near the Egyptian border, since early May despite widespread international alarm over the fate of displaced people crowded into the city.
Western areas of Rafah came under heavy Israeli fire from the air, sea and land, residents said.
“There was very intense fire from warplanes, Apaches and quadcopters, in addition to Israeli artillery and military battleships, all of which were striking the area west of Rafah,” one of them told AFP.
The Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s armed wing, said its fighters were battling Israeli troops on the streets of the same area.
