US support is vital; it would be best if Israel does not ignore its concerns, says writer.
Defense sources say final invasion decisions will be made in the coming days; Kerem Shalom Crossing's status is unclear.
Iran’s goal of escalation amid the Rafah offensive has therefore not come to the fruition that Iran wanted.
Troops of the 401st Brigade killed terrorists and uncovered terror infrastructure and underground shafts, which the forces subsequently began to destroy.
Even if the attacks don’t harm anyone and not all of them are reflected on the ground the way Hamas describes them, they symbolize the way Hamas wants to wage the next phase of its war.
Arab Israelis, with far more consensus than Jewish Israelis (88.5%), said that Israel’s priority should be reaching a deal to release the remaining hostages.
Not the huge incursion we imagined, Rafah is nonetheless significant; Israel’s threat to take over Rafah is real, even if it will be done slowly and in parts.
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