Spanish Foreign Minister Joss Manuel Albarez has called for a permanent ceasefire and warned of repercussions if Israel invades Rafah, Al Jazeera reports.

Ahead of an EU foreign ministers meeting, Albarez urged the international community not to remain indifferent and to act to achieve an urgent ceasefire.

He added that the recognition of a Palestinian state was necessary to achieve a two-state solution and to end the violence in the Middle East.

“The possibility of the conflict spreading to Lebanon worries us, because its dimensions will change, and because Lebanon is a fragile and tense state,” he warned.