War between Israel and Hamas: Qatar calls on international community to prevent ‘genocide’ in Rafah

Doha calls for ‘urgent international action’. This Wednesday, Qatar called on the international community to take action to prevent “genocide” in Rafah, facing the threat of a large-scale Israeli offensive on the city, which has become a refuge for 1.4 million Palestinians on the southern outskirts of Rafah. Gaza Strip.

The Gulf state, which is mediating peace talks between Israel and Palestinian Hamas, called for “urgent international action to prevent the city from being invaded and the crime of genocide” being committed.

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On Wednesday, the Israeli army stepped up airstrikes in several sectors of the Gaza Strip, particularly in Rafah, where it had already deployed tanks and taken control of the border crossing with Egypt on Tuesday.

Doha on Wednesday criticized the takeover of the strategic checkpoint, adding that it “strongly condemns” the bombings in the city, whose eastern neighborhoods were evacuated by tens of thousands of families following a call by Israeli authorities in anticipation of a possible ground operation.

Qatar’s call came as Egyptian, Qatari and American mediators held talks in Cairo on a ceasefire and the release of hostages held in Palestinian territory.