Israel announces plan to evacuate Rafah ahead of southern offensive

Today, Israel's top spokesman publicly suggested that Israel has a

plan

to

evacuate

many of the more than a million people who have fled south of Aza. This comes as the United States continues to call on Israel to allow more humanitarian aid into the area. What attitude does Israel have when it comes to attacking Rafah and then removing civilians from danger? US officials say there is no

plan

. The top military spokesman said today that they have a plan to

evacuate

a significant number of Gazans who have fled. They would be evacuated to humanitarian islands in Gazan. He didn't give any more details than that.

US officials I have spoken to are very skeptical that this is actually a plan. It is assumed that if there are going to be military operations in Rafah, there will be a clear and implementable plan to get civilians out of harm's way and care for them. We have not seen that plan. It's possible? It's possible. But we haven't seen it. The most important thing is to see it. And to make sure it's something that can be implemented. American officials I've spoken to are skeptical that there will ever be a plan Israel has to evacuate all those people.

They believe Israel is serious about going to Rafah because the last four Hamas battalions are there. Israel says they must be defeated. Which led to warnings about what would happen if Israel enters Rafah and what several officials say are considerations about what will happen. There could be votes in the security council to condition the use and sale of weapons to Israel. But we are very far from that. The United States is still trying to reach a hostage deal. What's the latest? There has been an effort in the region trying to get a passive forward. What U.S. officials fear is that Hamas is biding its time, hoping that during Ramadan Israel will take a step that will inflame public opinion and relieve some of the pressure being put on Hamas, especially by Qatar right now. .

Part of that is because of the loss of once the world: Hamas once the world focuses on the humanitarian crisis. One that is very real. Especially about food. They say Gaza's 2.2 million people are affected by food prices. A quarter of Gaza's inhabitants are one step away from famine.