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"The prime ministers of Canada, Australia and New Zealand have issued a joint statement saying a
"humanitarian ceasefire is urgently needed" in Gaza and that they are "gravely concerned" about looming Israeli military operations in Rafah.
"A military operation into Rafah would be catastrophic.
About 1.5 million Palestinians are taking refuge in the area, including many of our citizens and their families," the statement reads.
"With the humanitarian situation in Gaza already dire, the impacts on Palestinian civilians from an expanded military operation would be devastating. We urge the Israeli government not to go down this path."
The statement - cosigned by Prime Ministers Anthony Albanese, Justin Trudeau and Christopher Luxon - also said that Israel "must listen to its friends and it must listen to the international community" and that Palestinian civilians can't be made to "pay the price of defeating Hamas""
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