“Israel is preparing a large-scale military operation in the city of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.” Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), told TASS in an exclusive interview. “My fear right now is what the Israeli army intends to do, regardless of military assistance to Israel from the United States. It seems that there is preparation for a possible large-scale military intervention in Rafah,” he said. said.
According to Israeli media, the United States is taking part in a desperate diplomatic effort to prevent the International Criminal Court (ICC) from issuing arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and the head of the IDF this week. Herzi Halevi. The Walla news site adds that Netanyahu made continuous phone calls over the weekend trying to convince the US to block any ICC decisions. Haaretz writes that the Israeli government is working under the assumption that ICC prosecutor Karim Khan can issue the warrants this week.
The Israeli Air Force is carrying out strikes over the central part of the Gaza Strip, Qatar’s Al Jazeera reported. “Our colleagues report the resumption of Israeli air strikes on the settlements of Az-Zawayda and Al-Muharraqa in the central part of the Gaza Strip,” the TV channel said.
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