Israeli military said it was prepared ready to storm Rafah city of besieged Gaza strip and is awaiting orders from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This as Israel said it was poised to evacuate Palestinian civilians from Rafah ahead of the planned assault but its allies and neighbours, including Egypt, continue to warn Tel Aviv against the operation. Cairo has said Israel's potential assault on Rafah will cause widespread destruction. Watch the video for more.
US officials have again raised concerns with their Israeli counterparts
Mahmoud Abbas says any attack on city could see large numbers of Palestinians flee Gaza entirely.
Mahmoud Abbas says that Washington is the only nation able to halt the planned offensive – which he expects to begin within days
Prime minister also seeks to assure allies Israel’s response to Iran will be measured, as officials urge him to focus on ceasefire dealBenjamin Netanyahu has told western diplomats that he will go ahead with a ground offensive on Rafah in southern Gaza, and has also suggested that Israel’s anticipated reprisal for Iran’s missile and drone salvo will be aimed at Iranian interests rather than Tehran’s proxies.The Israeli leader has sought to assure anxious allies that Israel’s response to Iran...
(JNS) – Unnamed Egyptian officials told the Qatari Al-Araby Al-Jadeed news outlet on Wednesday that the United States has agreed to back an Israeli operation in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah in exchange for Jerusalem forgoing a major strike on Iran. Israel’s Kan public broadcaster reported on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had […]
Israeli warplanes pounded the northern Gaza strip for a second day on Wednesday in a fierce assault that has shattered weeks of comparative calm, and Israel said it was moving forward with plans for an all-out assault on Rafah in the south. After weeks of reduced fighting following an abrupt
Virtual meeting took place at White House between U.S. and Israeli officials. American officials expressed 'concerns with various courses of action in Rafah,' the White House said in a readout of the meeting. Both sides agreed to further talks
America's Confused Commander-In-Chief Warns Israel Against Attacking Israel While Democratic strategists have long tried to downplay and dismiss President Biden's obvious age and cognitive issues—which have been on continual display of late—he has just made fresh comments which illustrate the dangers of these persistent issues for the Commander-in-Chief and for the nation at a moment the Middle East stands on the brink of major war. The 81-year-old president said in an interview...
Mediators are working on a compromise that will answer most of both parties’ main demands.
Egypt sent a high-level delegation to Israel on Friday with the hope of brokering a cease-fire agreement with Hamas in Gaza, two officials said. At the same time, it warned that a possible Israeli offensive focused on Gaza's city of Rafah -- on the border with Egypt -- could have catastrophic consequences for regional stability.
Israel has agreed to listen to US concerns before it launches an invasion of Rafah, where more than 1.5 million people are sheltering, the White House has said.]]>