Security cabinet to meet on Rafah, hostages
by Ynetnews
Ynetnews— The government is advancing plans for an offensive on Rafah as part of the pressure put on Hamas to return to negotiations for a hostage release deal. The security cabinet is scheduled to convene on Thursday, to discuss the planned IDF offensive on the Hamas strong hold in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, after the cabinet did not meet for the past 12 days. As far as Ynet has learned, the security cabinet will not be asked to approve plans after it authorized the war cabinet to decide its...
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