Today, Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed Israel’s expansion of its attack to Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, where about 1.5 million residents of the Strip who were displaced from the north and center of the Strip are concentrated in this area.

Netanyahu claimed during an interview with the American network ABC, “Victory is imminent. We will reach the last Hamas brigades present in Rafah, and we will implement this order.”

Regarding international warnings about the consequences of an attack on Rafah, Netanyahu considered that “Whoever tells us that under all circumstances we are prohibited from entering Rafah, is practically telling us to lose the war and keep Hamas there. We are about to reach the last Hamas brigades in Rafah, which constitute "The last stronghold."

Against the backdrop of American warnings against attacking Rafah due to the presence of the huge number of displaced people there, Netanyahu said that he “agreed with them on that,” and claimed that Israel is “working on a detailed plan, through which we will ensure safe passage for the civilian population.”

Regarding the place to which the displaced will be transferred, he continued, "There are many places that we have 'cleaned' in northern Rafah."

Netanyahu claimed, "Removing citizens from danger is part of our war effort. Creating a threat to them is part of Hamas' effort." He considered that "we have succeeded in this matter so far, and we will succeed again," referring to the forced displacement of the residents of the central and northern Gaza Strip, but the Israeli war has so far caused the death of more than 28 thousand people in the Gaza Strip, and tens of thousands of wounded, while there are thousands missing under the rubble. 

The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation (“Kan 11”) reported yesterday evening that the US administration sent a message to Israel during the past few days, warning it against launching a military operation in Rafah during the month of Ramadan, considering that this would not only lead to “escalation in Gaza” but To a comprehensive escalation in the region.

The channel indicated that Arab countries also issued similar warnings to Israel. This comes as the American CNN network reported, citing an unnamed Israeli official, that Netanyahu informed the “war cabinet” on Thursday that the Israeli forces’ operation in Rafah “must be completed by the beginning of the month of Ramadan on the tenth of next March.” ".