Paris reiterates its call for a “stop to the fighting” to avoid “a disaster” “A large-scale Israeli offensive in Rafah would create a catastrophic humanitarian situation of a new dimension and unjustifiable,” responded deputy spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Christophe Lemoine. “The future of the Gaza Strip and its inhabitants can only be found in a Palestinian state living in peace and security alongside Israel,’ he added.
The war in Gaza was sparked on October 7 when Hamas commandos carried out an attack in southern Israel that resulted in the deaths of more than 1,160 people.