Israel is planning an advance on Rafah – Scholz and Blinken are pushing for a solution to the conflict. Israel wants to attack Hamas in Rafah, where millions of Palestinians are crowded.
Olaf ScholZ insists on a two-state solution in a telephone conversation with Netanyahu. Antony Blinken is starting another trip to the Mideast with a visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt and the United States. It is Blinken's fifth visit to the Middle East since the war between Israel and Hamas began.