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Turnaround is likely to redouble calls on Benjamin Netanyahu not to go ahead full-scale offensive on Rafah
Israel is coming under huge diplomatic pressure to accept a three-stage ceasefire surprisingly agreed by Hamas in a dramatic turnaround that may have left the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, at least temporarily wrongfooted.
The already strong calls for Israel not to go ahead with a full-scale offensive on Rafah, in southern Gaza, are also likely to be redoubled with the US Department of State saying no credible plans for such a military had been shown to American officials as Israel ordered 100,000 people to evacuate the east of the city.
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