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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Lorenzo Tondo, Quique Kierszenbaum and Jason Burke in Jerusalem

Parents of over 900 Israeli soldiers urge IDF to call off ‘death trap’ Rafah attack

Five Israeli soldiers – three stood on the ground and two on the vehicle - with an armoured personnel carrier that is flying the Israeli flag
Israeli soldiers with an armoured personnel carrier near the Israel-Gaza border on Saturday. Photograph: Amir Cohen/Reuters

The parents of more than 900 Israeli soldiers deployed in Gaza have signed a letter urging the military to call off its ongoing offensive in Rafah, calling it a “deadly trap” for their children.

“It is evident to anyone with common sense that after months of warnings and announcements regarding an incursion into Rafah, there are forces on the other side actively preparing to strike our troops,” says the letter, sent on 2 May.

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