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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

US and UK to back Israel over ICJ ruling after blurring their Rafah red lines

An IDF soldier aims a shoulder-mounted weapon on a rooftop in Rafah
An IDF soldier during Israeli operations in eastern Rafah. About 800,000 Palestinians have fled the city. Photograph: Xinhua/Rex/Shutterstock

The US and the UK will reject the international court of justice order directing Israel to end its offensive on Rafah after slowly blurring their red lines that once stated that they could not support a military offensive in Rafah.

The line was first adapted by saying they could not support a major ground offensive without a credible plan to protect civilians, but since then the definition of what constitutes a major offensive has become more flexible.

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