Israeli action at Rafah extremely concerning says Crosetto

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 7 - Israeli action at Rafah in southern Gaza is extremely concerning, Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said Tuesday.
    Israeli forces have taken control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing into Egypt ahead of a feared ground assault which the US and UN have been warning would have catastrophic consequences for the civilian population of about 1.5 million who have taken refuge from incessant bombardments and attacks there.
    "It's an action that is extremely concerning for much of the international community," Crosetto said on the Israeli advance on L'Aria che Tira on La7 TV.
    "We've asked Israel to stop because the attack risks causing still more innocent victims in an unacceptable number. It means moving more than a million people, putting innocent women, children and men that have nothing to do with Hams in a worse condition than now".
    The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says almost 35,000 civilians, many of them children, have been killed in Israeli's relentless retaliation for the horrific Hamas attack on southern Israel that killed 1,200 people and took over 200 hostages on October 7. (ANSA).