Rafah offensive is a bad idea, won't solve anything: French foreign minister warns Netanyahu

'There are too many uncertainties over the humanitarian issues', French foreign minister Stephane Sejourne told Israeli prime minister Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne during a meeting in Jerusalem.

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Jerusalem: An Israeli offensive in Rafah is a bad idea and would not resolve anything in the country's fight against Hamas, France’s foreign minister told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, according to a French diplomatic source.

"It is a bad idea to do it. There are too many uncertainties over the humanitarian issues", Stephane Sejourne told Netanyahu during a meeting at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, the source with direct knowledge of the conversation said.