New Zealand, Australia and New Zealand have released a joint statement urging Israel not to continue its assault there.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is adamant he will launch the attack.
Winston Peters told Heather du Plessis-Allan that people in Rafah are already vulnerable.
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