2024-04-27 13:30:31
He believed that there was a more specific way to pursue the leaders of the Hamas movement, other than the partial destruction of Rafah. He said Israel believed Hamas leaders were in Khan Yunis and destroyed much of that city in search of them, but did not find them. It also “destroyed the northern city of Gaza and killed many Hamas fighters there, but only a few of them.” they have now reappeared.
The US official indicated that if Israel launched a major military operation in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, President Biden would consider restricting some arms sales to Israel.
He explained that on April 18, a unit affiliated with the Al-Qassam Brigades was able to launch a missile from Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza, towards the Israeli town of Ashkelon.
International fears are growing over a seemingly imminent Israeli attack on Rafah, amid growing indications of an Israeli intention to invade the city, which is inhabited by around 1.5 million residents of the Strip. Gaza.
The American site “Axios” cited Israeli officials as saying that Tel Aviv had informed Cairo that Israel was prepared to give “one last chance” to reach an agreement with Hamas to release the prisoners, before proceeding with the invasion of the town of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
According to Axios, “Israel informed Egypt that it was serious regarding preparations to launch the operation in Rafah and would not allow Hamas to slow down.”
In this context, the Washington Post highlighted growing international fears regarding the repercussions of a “seemingly imminent Israeli attack” on Rafah. In a report, it noted some signs of concern among Gazans regarding a change in the pace of ongoing aerial bombardments in areas near Rafah in recent weeks.
The newspaper stressed that “there is no evidence that Israel is prepared to transfer large numbers of civilians out of Rafah.”
A political scientist also told the Telegraph newspaper that the attack on Rafah would put pressure on the Hamas movement, but not eliminate it, indicating that it is capable of regrouping its ranks in the central and northern regions of the Strip. from Gaza.
He believes that the restoration of Hamas’ capabilities “is bad news for Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, which might fail to return the hostages and eliminate Hamas, which would drag Israel into a major political crisis.”
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