Israel-Gaza war: UN chief calls Israel's airstrikes in Rafah an ‘unbearable escalation’ | BBC News

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel will launch an invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah regardless of truce talks with Hamas.

It comes amid ongoing attempts to try to reach an agreement for a ceasefire and hostage releases.

His comments follow renewed warnings by the US and UN against a Rafah invasion.

The US secretary of state Antony Blinken hopes Hamas will accept what he has called Israel's "extraordinarily generous" offer for a Gaza truce and hostage release deal. He was speaking as a Hamas delegation discussed the new proposal with mediators from Egypt and Qatar.

Meanwhile in the United States, pro-Palestinian student protesters at Columbia University, who have barricaded themselves inside a campus building, could "face expulsion".


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[Aka-]

The United Nations Secretary General is like the highest paid role of a screaming school girl. When a boyfriend gets into a fight, the girl shrieks on the side to "stop it!" like thats going to do anything.

[Meh-qerw]

US does not support an all out offensive in Rafah but they still fund and give weapons to Israel. So what’s new?

[robertallen]

Oh yeah the UN, the people who work harder at keeping people oppressed than actually liberating them😅

[bobrobertson]

And the Arab gentleman who is from Qatar, and concerned about refugees, ought to be. Germany has taken 2.2 million refugees. His country of Qatar taken in 190 to date.

[robingrogan]

He is not trying to keep everyone IS BULLSHITTING EVERYONE!

[careyostrer]

I can not believe what has been shown happening in Gaza - for all this time. Before our very eyes… and we can’t stop it???!!!

[Meh-qerw]

The UN needs to stop talking and act. All this lack of accountability is making the UN look useless and weak.

[l]

What about the over 8k hostages held in your prisons?!!!

[teefx]

Is this for real, what sort of ceasefire is this. This is just mockery in every single possible way.

[imranmuhammad]

What a horrible world we living it’s only gonna get ugly trust me 😢

[Onora]

Their "safe zone" looks like 9/11 after the towers fell...

[CryptoFishing]

And when they are told: "Don't disturb the order on earth"! They say: "We are only improvers (peacemakers)!"

(The Holy Qur'an, 2: 11)

[eggggg]

How this joke blinken is even shameless enough to show his face everywhere and spout nonsense is beyond me

[springteen]

All these politicians are telling Israel what to do but they offer no solutions 😅

[Disappointed]

I would say that the UN Chief is not well suited for the job. Can't take the heat. No.

[arlycas]

Where's the hostages they hiding?

[mariannebarnard]

It's not about Hamas for a long time now, it is Netanyahu wanting to do what his goal was all his life and he is doing it also he hangs on to power as he knows the moment it stops his career is over.

[muckraker]

When the UN says something is unbearable they are just saying they need more money funneled through the UN to help do nothing about it, care of Tesfai Debalki, Penthouse Suite, Four Seasons, New York.

[petrocelliausab]

Who the hell will finally stop this monster?

[Mudassar]

When are we going to see arrest warrant for this criminal