Story by Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
The UK foreign secretary, David Cameron (left), accepted on Wednesday before meeting Netanyahu that some kind of Israeli action against Iran was now inevitable. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images© Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
Benjamin Netanyahu has told western diplomats that he will go ahead with a ground offensive on Rafah in southern Gaza, and has also suggested that Israel’s anticipated reprisal for Iran’s missile and drone salvo will be aimed at Iranian interests rather than Tehran’s proxies.
The Israeli leader has sought to assure anxious allies that Israel’s response to Iran will be measured, while also claiming he will flood Gaza with aid and ensure that civilians and aid agencies are given ample opportunity to flee Rafah, the last relative refuge for at least 1.4 million displaced Palestinians.
The UK foreign secretary, David Cameron, accepted on Wednesday before meeting Netanyahu that some kind of Israeli action against Iran was now inevitable.
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Western officials said the emphasis on an attack on Rafah – Hamas’s last military redoubt in Gaza – reflected the renewed confidence with which Netanyahu was viewing the politics of the Middle East, after western allies rallied round Israel in the wake of the Iranian attack. Some of the pressure to ostracise Israel has eased.
US officials including the national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, were due to be briefed by their Israeli counterparts on Israel’s plans for a Rafah offensive.
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