The Israeli prime minister said the operation would begin after civilians evacuate, as countries such as France express opposition.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his commitment to follow through with a military operation in Rafah, southern Gaza.
"We will fight until complete victory and this includes a powerful action in Rafah as well, after we allow the civilians population to leave the battle zones," Netanyahu wrote in a post on X.
Western countries, such as the US and France, have expressed concern about such an operation because of the more than 1 million Palestinians sheltering there.
Israel launched extensive military operations earlier in the war against Hamas in Gaza City in the north and Khan Yunis in the south. Rafah lies on the very southern part of Gaza, next to the Egyptian border.
Source: Dw
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