2024-02-16 11:09:00
Western leaders hope that the round of meetings at a security conference in Munich will put enormous pressure on Israel not to go ahead with a ground attack in Rafah as all key figures will be present in Munich today including the foreign ministers of Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Jordan. Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Foreign Minister Israel Katz will attend, along with the three freed hostages, Raz Ben-Ami, Adi Shoham, and Aviva Siegel. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will also be present.
According to The Guardian, pressure on Israel to avoid a ground attack comes from almost all sides, including allies such as the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Since Tuesday, Egypt has hosted representatives of the United States, Israel’s main backer, and Qatar, for talks on a long-term truce, including the release of more hostages. Separate, more secret talks are now underway to find a solution.
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron led the West’s call to recognize a Palestinian state before the end of talks between Israelis and Palestinians. The United States said it was reviewing its recognition policy, and Germany broadly supports Lord Cameron’s initiative.
In his recent visit to the region, Blinken called for “a practical, time-bound and irreversible path towards a Palestinian state living side by side in peace with Israel.” “The focus has become sharper than ever,” he added.
It is noteworthy that the White House said yesterday that Israel launching a major military operation in Rafah would be a disaster without a reasonable plan. On the other hand, the French Foreign Ministry’s deputy spokesman, Christophe Lemoine, stressed France’s opposition to launching a possible Israeli attack on the Palestinian Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, stressing However, his country calls on the Israelis to take into account the consequences of such an attack, which would be “catastrophic.”
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