Israel's War Cabinet Threatens To Launch Land Attacks In Rafah

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JAKARTA - Israel's War Cabinet member Benny Gantz has threatened that the Israeli military will eventually launch a planned ground attack in Rafah, South Gaza. "The battle will also continue in the future, deep within enemy territory and not along the border," Gantz said in a video message shared on social media quoted by ANTARA, Saturday, February 24. He said his party would protect Israelis in Gaza by adding troops. The decision to return is in your hands (Israelist). The state will help all people to make the right decisions. We will provide all civil services for you, "he said. The Israeli government has evacuated residents in dozens of settlements and cities in Gaza's territory to hotels and guesthouses throughout Israel since the start of the war on October 7. Many refused to return when the war raged.

In North Gaza, Gantz stressed that the war will end until the inhabitants of the northern region can return. Many Palestinians from cities in northern Gaza have been displaced due to fighting on the border between the Israeli military and resistance groups in Lebanon led by Hezbollah since October 8.