On Saturday 11 May, the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, and the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, both condemned the forced evacuation orders issued by the Israeli army to civilians in Rafah (see EUROPE B13405A7), who were forced to take refuge in areas deemed “unsafe”.
Mr Borrell and Mr Michel described the situation as “intolerable” and “unacceptable” on the social network ‘X’, urging Israel...