US and UK to back Israel over ICJ ruling after blurring their Rafah red lines
by Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6N1W9)
Having initially vowed to oppose any offensive, Washington and London are showing signs of having backed down
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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