News about Rafah, Israel

Prime Minister Netanyahu said before the Security Cabinet meeting: "We will do whatever is necessary to achieve victory and overcome our enemies, including in Rafah."

Israeli fighter jets and artillery forces struck a tunnel shaft and a mortar launching post in the central Gaza Strip after several projectiles were fired at troops operating in the area, the military says. The IDF says there were no injuries in the mortar attack yesterday.… pic.twitter.com/MxRsAoEzXA

The Israeli military has informed aid groups and the Biden administration of a plan to begin removing Gazans from Rafah ahead of an invasion, according to a U.S. official and two other people familiar with the situation, reports @politico.

Secretary of defense Austin spoke on the phone with his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant & stressed the need for any potential Israeli military operation in Rafah to include a credible plan to evacuate Palestinian civilians & maintain flow of humanitarian aid, the Pentagon said