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Prospect of ground invasion in Rafah ‘intolerable,’ UN chief warns
A ground invasion of Rafah would be “intolerable,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says, calling on Israel and Hamas “to go an extra mile” to reach a ceasefire deal.
“This is an opportunity that cannot be missed, and a ground invasion in Rafah would be intolerable because of its devastating humanitarian consequences, and because of its destabilizing impact in the region,” Guterres says alongside Italian President Sergio Mattarella.
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