During a visit to troops in the Gaza Strip, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant indicated that the military offensive in the city of Rafah would begin soon (see video above). “There is no safe haven for terrorists in Gaza. Even those who think we are delaying will soon see that we will reach every region,” the politician said.
Galant may have been referring to media reports that allies had urged Israel to delay an invasion of Rafah, the New York Times wrote. One estimate says 1.5 million Palestinians are currently searching a small area in the city on the border with Egypt. of the fighting in other parts of the Gaza Strip. The Israeli government recently said civilians would be taken to “humanitarian islands” in the center before a military operation.
Netanyahu: “Victory very close”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently expressed his determination to begin the planned offensive against Hamas in Rafah soon, despite international warnings. “We are very close to a victory,” he said in an interview. In addition, senior US officials have said that Joe Biden’s administration supports targeted attacks on Hamas in Rafah – provided a full-scale invasion is avoided. Over the weekend, Biden called such an offensive a “red line.”
Dozens of people have been killed in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours – 69 according to Hamas. Hundreds of others are said to have been injured. In total, more than 31,000 Palestinians have been killed since the war began on October 7, including many women and minors. The background is the attack by the terrorist organization Hamas on civilians in Israel, and since then about a hundred hostages are said to have been held in the Gaza Strip.
Source: Krone
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