Mark Rutte urges Israel to reduce level of force, allow in aid

Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte says he has again appealed to Israel to reduce the level of force it is using in Gaza, and said that large-scale military action in Rafah, where over one million people have gathered because of the bombing, would have catastrophic humanitarian consequences. Rutte was in the Middle East on Monday for talks with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Mohammad Shtayyeh, leader of the Palestinian Authority. “The Netherlands maintains good relations with both Israel and...