Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahusaid on Friday he had ordered the army to develop a dual plan to evacuate civilians from Rafahin the southern Gaza Strip and Defeat the remaining Hamas battalionsas international pressure on Israel increases.
Israel launched a deadly airstrike on Friday against the city of Rafah, the last part of the enclave where Gazans have taken refuge. despite criticism of his offensive by US President Joe Biden and warnings from aid groups of a high death toll among Palestinians if they advance into the area.
International concern over the fate of hundreds of thousands of displaced Gazans seeking refuge in Rafah has increased since Israel threatened a ground attack on the city, on the border with Egypt.
Washington He said on Thursday that he would not support Israeli military operations in Rafah without due consideration of the plight of civilians, and Biden called Israel’s response to the October 7 Hamas attacks “excessive.”
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