It is Israel’s defense force (IDF) which is said to have presented the plan for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s war cabinet, reports the AFP news agency. The plan was presented shortly after Netanyahu said that a ground invasion of the city of Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip is necessary for a “complete victory”, writes NTB. – The IDF has submitted to the war cabinet a plan to evacuate the population from the combat area in the Gaza Strip and the upcoming operational plan, says the statement, which does not mention Gaza explicitly, according to A plan to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip has also been approved, “for to prevent looting in the north and other areas”, it says. Palestinians by the sea wait for humanitarian aid in Gaza City on Sunday. Photo: Mahmoud Essa / AP The announcement does not contain any details about how or where the civilians will be moved. – Total victory weeks away Israel has faced strong criticism for the plan to enter Rafah with ground forces. On Thursday, Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide (Ap) met his American counterpart Antony Blinken. – The US is very clear that it is a “no go”. It is not acceptable if Israel now also enters Rafah, Eide told news. Around 1.5 million Palestinians are crowded together in Rafah, where they seek refuge from the fighting in other parts of the Hamas-ruled Palestinian territory. Now the Times of Israel writes that the ground invasion in Gaza’s southernmost city may be “somewhat delayed”. It depends on whether an agreement on a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is concluded, according to Netanyahu. But when the announced ground invasion first takes place, the prime minister claims that total victory is only “a week away”.
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