Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel is preparing plans to remove civilians from the fighting areas in Rafah, in agreement with the American administration.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that Israel intends to reach the Hamas brigades that remained in Rafah, stressing that this will be implemented with the establishment of a safe corridor for civilians to be able to leave the region, in agreement with the American administration. In an interview with the American ABC channel, Netanyahu explained that Israel is preparing plans in this regard and that removing civilians from combat zones is part of its war effort, unlike Hamas, which is trying to keep them there. He stressed that whoever tells us that we should never enter Rafah is actually telling us to lose the war and keep Hamas in power.

Minister Dichter: Egypt does not have an opinion on Rafah

In turn, Minister Avi Dichter, a member of the security political cabinet, said that Egypt does not have the final say and opinion regarding what is happening in Rafah because it refused to hand over the city in the peace treaty with Israel. Speaking to our radio station in Hebrew this morning, Minister Dichter, who was former head of the Shin Bet, refuted the warnings that military activity in Rafah during the month of Ramadan might lead to a flare-up of the situation. He said that the Egyptian side called the Yom Kippur War the Ramadan War because it occurred during this month. He added that the month of Ramadan is not free of wars and has never been so. He pointed out that during the holy month, warnings of terrorist operations increase, wondering: Can we commit attacks and say no to war during this month?

Borrell warns of military action in Rafah

For his part, European Union Foreign Minister Josep Borrell warned that a military operation in Rafah would lead to an indescribable humanitarian crisis and dangerous tension with Egypt, adding that several countries in the European Union shared this opinion. In his account on the X Network, Borrell wrote that resuming negotiations on the swap deal and stopping hostile activities are the only way to prevent bloodshed.