Netanyahu: Rafah is not a “humanitarian catastrophe,” despite nearly 500,000 people being evacuated.
“Our responsible efforts are bearing fruit,” Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement. “So far, in Rafah, close to half a million people have been evacuated from the combat zones.” The international community, including Israel’s top ally Washington, had urged Israel to refrain from launching a ground offensive in Rafah, where 1.4 million people have sought…