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Ireland, Spain demand EU review of Israel’s human rights conduct in Gaza

Thousands of displaced Palestinians have started to leave Rafah and head towards central Gaza in fear of another Israeli military operation [Mohammed Salem/Reuters]

The prime ministers of Spain and Ireland have asked the European Commission to urgently review whether Israel is complying with its human rights obligations in Gaza as international pressure grows for Israel to hold off on an assault of the densely packed southern border city of Rafah.

The two leaders said on Wednesday that attacking Rafah poses “a grave and imminent threat that the international community must urgently confront”.

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