Prime Minister Netanyahu proposed There are few details about Rafah’s military operations. Besides making sure it happens.
“It will happen, there is a date,” he said in a statement the next day in Israel All but one brigade were evacuated. From southern Gaza to rest.
The Biden administration is trying to distance Israel from large-scale operations in Rafah. Over 1 million Palestinian They are fleeing the war that the Israeli military is waging against Hamas.
is more than 33,000 Palestinians are dying in the war and the Gaza Strip is suffering from a major humanitarian crisis.
But Israel says it needs to advance into the city to defeat Hamas in retaliation for the deadly incident. October 7th attack Palestinian militants invaded southern Israel, killing about 1,200 people and taking another 240 hostages, with about 100 still alive.
It’s becoming a war Opinions are divided among Democrats in the United States.and Biden faces protests from the left and pressure for a ceasefire.
almost one third In a new poll, the percentage of Americans who say Israel has gone too far in the war is 27 percent They claim that Israel is just.
Among Democrats, 51 percent They say Israel has gone too far. 11 percent of Republicans.
CIA director bill burns Negotiations for a ceasefire and hostage release agreement are ongoing in Cairo, Egypt.
White House National Security Press Secretary John Kirby He said the proposal had been sent to Hamas and he was waiting for a response.
“We really want to end the hostage deal as quickly as possible,” he told reporters.
Mr. Biden and Mr. Netanyahu had a tense phone conversation last week after a deadly Israeli airstrike. 7 aid workersIsrael claimed the attack was due to the military mistakenly calling them Hamas fighters.
After the telephone conversation, Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office also issued the following statement: New humanitarian corridor It’s on the north side of the strip.
is more than 300 relief vehicles Kirby said the infiltration into Gaza had been breached on Sunday and welcomed Israel’s actions, but stressed the need to take positive steps over time.
“It comes down to sustainability and the determination to see it through to the end,” he said.
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