ALBAWABA - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that Israel will be providing civilians in Rafah a "safe passage" as the IOF prepares for a ground offensive in Gaza’s southernmost overcrowded town.
In an interview, Netanyahu stated that Israel is determined to extend its ground operation in the besieged strip. "We’re going to do it while providing safe passage for the civilian population so they can leave," Netanyahu claimed.
On Friday, Netanyahu ordered the military to submit a dual plan to evacuate Palestinian residents from Rafah, home to more than 1 million residents seeking refuge from war, and to defeat the remaining "Hamas battalions".
The city of Rafah is now housing more than 1 million Gazans who took refuge in the small city after they were forcibly displaced from their homes in the northern and middle parts of Gaza.
On the contrary, Israeli forces were pounding Rafah mercilessly in an effort to push the people who resorted to the small city for refuge to evacuate out to Egypt.
Al-Aqsa Flood operation against Israel
Hamas military group announced on Oct. 7 a military operation called "Al-Aqsa Flood" against Israel which is the biggest offensive in decades.
Palestinian fighters “infiltrated” Israel from the Gaza Strip and captured military bases and took hostages as photos and videos went viral online showing Hamas fighters on vehicles inside Israel and others paragliding into occupation territory.
In response, Israeli armed forces announced targeting Hamas positions inside the Gaza Strip. Thousands were killed, and dozens of thousands of others were injured in the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip.
The latest statistics by the Ministry of Health in Gaza revealed that the death toll from Israeli brutal pounding on the Gaza Strip since October 7 has soared to 28,000+ people, with more than 64,000+ injuries.
Since then, approximately 85% of Gazans have been displaced, all of whom are suffering from severe food insecurity, and the healthcare system has collapsed. Hundreds of thousands of people lack shelter, and aid trucks are entering the area at a lower rate than before the conflict began.
