i24 News TV reported on Friday that the Israeli army presented the US army with a plan to activate a humanitarian corridor in Gaza in preparation for the planned ground operation in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, during a coordination meeting between the two sides yesterday.
The Israeli channel quoted informed officials as saying that the Rafah operation has been decided, and that the question now is “when will it be implemented?”, noting that the humanitarian corridor is expected to be opened by the end of the month.
The channel added, “In Israel they realize that without increasing humanitarian aid and activating the corridor, the Americans will oppose the operation in the southern Gaza Strip.”
The Israeli Broadcasting Authority said yesterday, citing security sources, that the army is waiting for the green light to begin its operations in Rafah, explaining that the army’s entry into the city will take place in two stages, the first of which includes the evacuation of residents and displaced people from the city, while the second is the ground operation expected to last weeks.
Yesterday, Axios quoted an American official as saying that the plans presented by the Israeli army included a gradual and slow operation in specific neighborhoods in the city of Rafah that would be evacuated before the start of operations, instead of carrying out a comprehensive invasion of the entire city.
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