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Middle East crisis live: Egypt ‘setting up contingency area’ in case of Rafah exodus

Country denied move but has warned that Israel’s offensive could push Palestinians into Sinai

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US secretary of state and foreign ministers from UK, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar and Jordan join Israel at security conference, writes the Guardian’s diplomatic editor Patrick Wintour:

Western leaders are hoping a round of meetings at a security conference in Munich will put overwhelming pressure on Israel not to press ahead with a ground offensive in Rafah.

Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Country denied move but has warned that Israel’s offensive could push Palestinians into SinaiSee all of our Israel-Gaza war updatesUS secretary of state and foreign ministers from UK, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar and Jordan join Israel at security conference, writes the Guardian’s diplomatic editor Patrick Wintour:Western leaders are hoping a round of meetings at a security conference in Munich will put overwhelming pressure on Israel not to press ahead with a ground offensive in Rafah. Continue reading…