Israel plans to close the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt

It is expected that the Israeli army will close the borders after starting military operations in the city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of refugees have gathered.

In this way, Israel wants to reassure the Egyptian authorities who are strongly against accepting Palestinians in their land.

According to Axios, the Chief of Staff of the Israeli Forces (IDF) Herzi Halevi and Shin Bet Chief Ronen Barr traveled to Cairo to discuss the details of the operation with their Egyptian counterparts.

It is feared that the closure of the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt will lead to more casualties among civilians who will be left without evacuation routes and trapped between the Israeli army and Hamas militants.