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Concerns for Rafah rise as Israel's PM "seems to be in fantasy land"

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Publish Date
Fri, 16 Feb 2024, 7:39am
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes the weekly cabinet meeting at the Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday Jan. 7, 2024. Photo / Ronen Zvulun/Pool via AP
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes the weekly cabinet meeting at the Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday Jan. 7, 2024. Photo / Ronen Zvulun/Pool via AP

Concerns for Rafah rise as Israel's PM "seems to be in fantasy land"

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 16 Feb 2024, 7:39am

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been labelled "unrealistic" as concerns rise for Gazan city Rafah. 

International relations expert Geoffrey Miller told Mike Hosking that Netanyahu seems to be in a fantasy land. 

He says he seems to think the 1.5-million Palestinians sheltering in Rafah can all go to a small village on the coast seven kilometres away. 

New Zealand, Australia, and Canada have issued a joint statement, warning that a humanitarian ceasefire is urgently needed. 

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