Israeli media say that Israel Council of War (today) on Thursday Gaza will discuss the date of starting the military operation in the city of Rafah.
According to the news agency Reuters, amid reports regarding the completion of preparations for the military operation in Rafah, a senior Israeli official confirmed to the TV channel ‘i24News’ on Wednesday that the approval of the government is awaited. and its date will be discussed after the War Council meeting on Thursday.
According to Israeli media, Israel is preparing to send troops to the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli newspaper “Israel Hum” cited a decision of the Israeli government after the failed ceasefire negotiations with Hamas. America The Rafah operation, which has been postponed for several weeks due to differences, will begin very soon.
So far, no comment from the Israeli Prime Minister’s office has come out in this regard.
The Arab world and Western powers have expressed serious concern about the possible operation on Rafah, and due to international pressure, Israel has promised to take measures to protect civilians in Rafah.
The Netanyahu government claims that there are four full combat battalions of Hamas in Rafah. These battalions have been reinforced by thousands of Hamas fighters, who are pouring in from other areas.
The Israeli government believes that it will win in Gaza only when it takes control of Rafah and destroys Hamas and recovers its prisoners.
However, Hamas has not commented on the issue of the presence of combat brigades in Rafah.
Continued from October 7, 2023 Israeli aggression on Gaza It has been more than 200 days. On Tuesday, Abu Obaidah, a spokesman for Hamas’s military wing, Al-Qassam Brigades, came out again and said that Israel had achieved nothing but “shame and defeat” in the campaign.
On Wednesday, Gaza authorities said that 34,262 Israeli troops have been killed so far in this offensive The Palestinians killed and injured 77 thousand 229.
According to Israeli figures, 1139 Israelis were killed and 253 were taken prisoner in the October 7 attack.
Aid is being dropped by planes in devastated Gaza (Reuters)
On October 27, the Israeli army began a ground operation in Gaza. 262 Israeli soldiers have been killed in this ground operation as well.
Meanwhile, a number of Israeli prisoners were released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners during the seven-day temporary ceasefire.
Despite this, 133 prisoners are still in the custody of Hamas, many of whom are reported to have died.
A day earlier, a video of a 23-year-old prisoner was released by the Palestinian organization Hamas, showing 23-year-old Hirsch Goldberg-Paulin, who has partially lost an arm.
A Palestinian man gathers scraps from the rubble of his house destroyed by Israeli bombing in Rafah (Reuters)
In the video, Goldberg-Paulin briefly mentions the incident of his imprisonment and criticizes the Netanyahu government’s handling of prisoners.
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Pauline was captured at a dance party on October 7, the day of Hamas’s unprecedented attack on Israel. He is still imprisoned in Gaza like other colleagues since October 7.
According to Israeli media, Pauline also holds American citizenship. There is no date recorded on this short video made.
However, Pauline himself is saying that he was at a function on October 7, but when he regained consciousness later, he had several wounds on his body and was in prison. One of his arms was partially affected but now his overall health and condition seems to be normal.
Hirsch Goldberg Pauline’s mother Rachel Goldberg has been an active part of the campaign for the release of the prisoners for the past seven months.
All those campaigning for the release are highly critical of the Israeli Netanyahu government’s policy, as many of the prisoners themselves were killed by the Israeli army’s own bombings and shootings.
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2024-08-14 15:01:00