JERUSALEM: Israel's foreign minister said on Saturday (Apr 27) that a planned incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah could be suspended should a deal emerge to secure the release of Israeli
in the six months of devastating fighting in Gaza and the release of Israel i hostages taken during Hamas' Oct 7 assault that sparked the war.
Asked if that included putting off a planned operation to eliminate Hamas battalions in the city of Rafah, Katz answered,"Yes."Though Katz is a member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security cabinet, he is not a member of the narrow-forum war cabinet overseeing the Gaza offensive. But Rafah, which abuts the Egyptian border, is sheltering more than a million Palestinians who fled the Israeli offensive through the rest of Gaza and say the prospect of fleeing yet again is terrifying.37 million tonnes of debris in Gaza could take years to clear: UN
On Thursday, the United States and 17 other countries appealed to Hamas to release all of its hostages as a pathway to end the crisis.
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