News - Middle East: Israel’s Benny Gantz says the regime will proceed with the ground invasion of the city of Rafah in southern Gaza.

The minister for military affairs said on Thursday, “We will enter Rafah. We will return to Khan Younis. And we will operate in Gaza.”
Rafah borders Egypt and more than 1.5 million Palestinians are now sheltering in the city.
The regime faces deep division from within regarding the military operation in Rafah.
During a meeting of the regime’s ministers, Yariv Levin, one of the ministers, said, “Regarding Rafah, I recommend not discussing the timing of entry. Once the enemy understands exactly when and how it will happen, it will translate into casualties (for Israeli soldiers), more explosive devices and booby-trapped houses.”
Foreign minister Israel Katz intervened in the discussion. “Why are we waiting? We should already be there (in Rafah).”
Bezalel Smotrich, a key member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right regime, has said the military must intensify operations in central Gaza, as well as in Rafah.
Israel has pulled most of its troops out of southern Gaza apparently to recuperate.