The G7, which opposes the operation in Rafah, regrets the number of civilians killed – Telquel.ma

UIsraeli intervention in Rafah would have “catastrophic consequences for the civilian population“, they say in the final statement published at the end of their three-day meeting on the small Italian island of Capri.

“We reiterate our call for a credible and logistically practical plan to protect the civilian population there“, they add.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he wants to continue the war until the destruction of Hamas, which he considers a terrorist organization, as do the United States and the EU. He therefore decided to launch a ground offensive against Rafah, presented as the last major bastion of Hamas.

The G7 also expressed regret on Friday “all the loss of civilian life and we note with great concern the unacceptable number of civilians, including thousands of women, children and people in vulnerable situations, who have been killed in Gaza“.

The war was triggered by an attack on Israel on October 7 by Hamas commandos who infiltrated from Gaza, resulting in the deaths of 1,170 people, mostly civilians, according to AFP.

Israeli retaliatory operations in the Gaza Strip have left 33,970 dead, mostly civilians, according to the Hamas Health Ministry.