Israeli Foreign Minister: No one can stop our military operations in Rafah

According to the “Araby 21” news site, “Israel Kats” said this in response to the question of Israel’s channel 14 about the pressure of the Biden government on the cabinet of “Benyamin Netanyahu” to prevent He stated about the ground operations of this regime’s army in Rafah.

The Israeli Foreign Minister added that Netanyahu’s cabinet will not stop the war in the Gaza Strip, because it does not agree with the survival of Hamas in Gaza.

He stated: The Palestinian Authority will not be part of the civil government in the Gaza Strip.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Friday: Israel needs a credible plan to ensure the security and protection of more than one million Palestinians who have taken refuge in Rafah before any military operation in Rafah.

According to the Pentagon statement, Austin’s statements were made after a telephone call between him and Israel’s Minister of War, Yoav Galant, regarding the military operation in Khan Yunis.

Earlier, the American network “CNN” reported last Thursday that the Biden administration is working hard to ensure a ceasefire in Gaza before Ramadan.

This network quoted a diplomat who is aware of the negotiations between the Israeli regime and Hamas, which are being conducted with the mediation of Qatar, Egypt and the United States, and added: If an operation is carried out against Rafah, there should be a deal [on the release of prisoners from both sides] forget about Due to the approach of the holy month of Ramadan, the negotiations between the Israeli regime and Hamas in the next two weeks will be very important. Any military attack by the Israeli regime during the month of Ramadan against the residents of Rafah will only lead to an increase in tension throughout the region.

Earlier, Avril Benoit, the executive director of Doctors Without Borders in America, said that the consequences of the massive attack on the city of Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip are unimaginable.

Netanyahu recently announced that ground operations in Rafah will begin within the next two weeks. The Prime Minister of the Zionist regime, continuing his past exaggerations, has demanded the destruction of the military battalions of the Hamas movement in Rafah before the month of Ramadan.

At the same time, Channel 12 of the Zionist regime also reported the disagreement between Netanyahu and Herzi Halevi, the Chief of the General Staff of the Israeli army, over a possible operation in Rafah.

Source: IRNA