A senior official from the Israeli Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday that the Israeli army has made all the necessary preparations to control the southern Gaza city of Rafah, and once the government approves, the Israeli army can launch the operation.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier indicated that the Israeli army would carry out a ground operation in Rafah.
Currently, more than 1.5 million Palestinian civilians are taking refuge in Rafah, and the international community is concerned that once the Israeli army launches a ground offensive on Rafah, it will cause more civilian casualties.
The latest satellite images show that in Khan Younis, 5 kilometers north of the southern Gaza city of Rafah, there are rows of white tents, which are suspected of preparing to dispatch troops to this only remaining civilian shelter.
The Israeli military said on the 24th that it has mobilized two reserve brigades to prepare to go to Gaza to carry out tasks. The southern city of Rafah is the only city in the Gaza Strip where no fierce ground battle has occurred.
More than half of the 2.3 million Palestinian civilians are taking refuge in Rafah, but Israel seems to intend to send troops into this place.
