Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid stated Monday, “There is no limit to the shame of this government; negotiation teams must be sent immediately to Cairo to complete the deal.”
His remarks came as Israeli Prime Minister’s Office declared that the War Cabinet unanimously decided to continue the military operation in Rafah to exert pressure on Hamas.
Far-Right Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir in response to Hamas agreement to ceasefire said that they must begin the occupation of Rafah immediately in response to Hamas’ tricks.
Israeli media reports that ‘Israel’ fears that the United States may endorse the proposal agreed upon by Hamas.
‘There are no uninvolved (civilians) there. You have to go in and kill and kill and kill,” suggested the chairman of the World Likud, Shimon Boker, which is the international arm of Netanyahu’s party, during a TV interview.
Her racist remarks came in response to news regarding whether the Israeli government should accept a ceasefire and engage in an exchange deal with Hamas or invade Rafah.
Since early morning, Israeli warplanes have been carrying out brutal fire belts on several neighborhoods across eastern Rafah with flares being fired over the outskirts of the City as Israeli army ordered residents of some eastern areas to evacuate their places.
UNICEF warned that there “is nowhere safe to go” for the 600,000 children talking refuge in Rafah.
Israeli occupation aircrafts and artillery persist in attacking Rafah City despite Hamas agreeing to a ceasefire deal.
Around 1.2 million Palestinians now seek refuge in Rafah, a city home to approximately 250,000 residents, following Israeli relentless bombing on northern Gaza last October.
With a population density of 20,000 people per square kilometer, Rafah is nearly twice as densely populated as New York City.
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