Crucial moment of the war in Gaza. The Israeli army is in fact ready to immediately launch an operation in Rafah and is only waiting for the political green light. A senior security official made this known to Reuters. Israeli security forces are preparing to begin the ground operation in Rafah “very soon,” starting with … Read more
Satellite image shows rows of refugee tents in Rafah Palestine(AFP) THE volunteers were not aware of plans to evacuate Palestinians from the southernmost city of Gaza ahead of the Israeli attack. They consider the transfer impossible under current conditions. “The rumors are that the possibility of a major operation in Rafah is increasing,” said Fabrizio … Read more
Smoke rises in the city of Rafah due to Israeli bombing (AFP/SAID KHATIB) The United States (US) again urged Israel to cancel plans for a major ground operation in Rafah, where more than 1.5 million Palestinian refugees are trapped after months of fighting in Gaza. “We have the same goal as Israel to defeat Hamas. … Read more
Israel is preparing for the Rafah ground operation, which will take place after Eid al-Fitr, the three-day holiday that follows Ramadan and ends around mid-April, or at the latest in early May, according to Egyptian sources, who apparently learned the news from IDF officials, quoted by the pro-Hezbollah newspaper Al-Akhbar. The ground operation inside the … Read more
AA / Tunis / Fatma Ben Amor The French President, Emmanuel Macron, “reminded”, this Sunday, the Israeli Prime Minister, Benyamin Netanyahu, that “the forced transfer of populations constitutes a war crime”, reaffirming “his firm opposition” to an Israeli offensive on Rafah, announced the Elysée in a press release. Macron spoke by telephone this Sunday with … Read more
American President Joe Biden reiterates that an Israeli ground offensive in Rafah would be “a mistake”. In the phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the first conversation since February 15, Biden said he was “deeply concerned” about this eventuality. The national security advisor, Jake Sullivan, reported this in a press conference. Biden also … Read more
WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was very concerned about reports of plans for an Israeli ground attack on Rafah. (AFP) DIRECTOR General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was very concerned about reports of plans for an Israeli ground attack on Rafah. He stressed that increasing violence … Read more
In recent news, the Israeli military has developed a plan to evacuate the population of Gaza from areas of fighting. The plan was submitted for approval to the war cabinet, indicating that an offensive on the southern city of Rafah is imminent (“Israeli military submits plan to evacuate Gaza population”). This development has raised concerns … Read more