EU foreign chief calls Israeli Rafah evacuation order 'unacceptable'

Josep Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, speaks to the media before the Foreign Affairs Council meeting. -/European Council/dpa

Israel's order for civilians to evacuate Rafah in southern Gaza is "unnacceptable," the EU's foreign affairs chief said on Monday.

"Israel's evacuation orders to civilians in Rafah portend the worst: more war and famine. It is unacceptable," Josep Borrell said on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Borrell said Israel must "renounce" a ground offensive on the city.

"The EU, with the International Community, can and must act to prevent such [a] scenario."

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