Israel Advances Rafah Ground Attack Plan as Hostage Negotiations Continue

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Palestinians sheltering in the city could move north to avoid the fighting.
Israel Advances Rafah Ground Attack Plan as Hostage Negotiations Continue
Israeli army tanks inside Gaza City, on Feb. 8, 2024. Jack Guez/AFP
Bill Pan
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The Israeli military has proposed a plan for attacking Hamas forces in Rafah, the city on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip where more than 1 million displaced Palestinians have been sheltering.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) “presented the war cabinet with a plan for evacuating the population from the areas of fighting in the Gaza Strip, and with the upcoming operational plan,” according to a statement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office.