Annalena Baerbock calls possible Rafah offensive “humanitarian catastrophe with an announcement” German Foreign Minister urgently warns against an Israeli military offensive in the south of the Gaza Strip. AnnalenaBaerbock wants to travel to Israel again for talks.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the army on Friday to develop a plan to evacuate the population of Rafah. Almost a third of the estimated 300,000 people remaining in the northern areas could now face a "catastrophic" food shortage.