The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahurejected the EU’s latest proposal this Friday Hamas for a ceasefire Gaza Strip and has agreed to an army plan to launch a ground offensive against the city Rafahis on the border Egypt.
Netanyahu’s office has noted that the demands of the Palestinian Islamist group “remain standing.” absurd” and has confirmed the sending of a delegation to Qatar to continue diplomatic contacts and try to reach an agreement, although it has approved the offensive plan against Rafah, despite warnings from the international community about this possibility.
“It is the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). prepared for deployment and evacuation of the population”Netanyahu’s office made the announcement after a meeting of the war cabinet formed after the October 7 Hamas attacks, The Times of Israel reported.
The United Nations and various non-governmental organizations have warned of an Israeli offensive against Rafah, where they are currently located. about 1.5 million peopleMost of them have been displaced from other parts of the Gaza Strip and are stuck very serious humanitarian crisis.
Hours earlier, Hamas claimed to have given mediators a “comprehensive vision” of a ceasefire deal with Israel aimed at achieving this End of the military offensive against Gaza and the return of internally displaced people to their homes, according to the newspaper Filastin, affiliated with the Palestinian Islamist group.
The Israeli army launched an offensive against the Gaza Strip after the above-mentioned attacks, which it abandoned 1,200 dead and 240 kidnapped. Since then, Gaza authorities have reported the deaths of nearly 31,500 people, including about 420 Palestinians killed in the West Bank and East Jerusalem by security force crackdowns and attacks by Israeli settlers.