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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jem Bartholomew

First Thing: World leaders at Munich conference to urge Israel to abandon Rafah offensive

People mourn as they receive the bodies of victims of an Israeli strike in Rafah.
People mourn as they receive the bodies of victims of an Israeli strike in Rafah. Photograph: Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images

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Western leaders are hoping that a round of meetings at a security conference in Munich will put overwhelming pressure on Israel not to press ahead with a ground offensive in Rafah, which aid organisations have said would have catastrophic consequences. One NGO said it would cause a “bloodbath”.

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