In the meantime in Rafah:
(From Amir Tsarfati)
DF fighters are currently working in 2 main efforts in the Rafah area: 1. Controlling the eastern region which is the closest to Israel. 2. Controlling the Rafah crossing which is the main oxygen of Hamas above the ground
Once we seize control of the Philadelphi corridor we will have to uncover the unimaginable web of tunnels under the ground! ------------ So far:
20 terrorists were eliminated
A car bomb was neutralized
Three tunnels were located
No casualties to our forces. ---------------------- (And very important:)
An important fact to note:
The ground operation in Rafah has begun, there is no disputing that.
There are significant achievements in the field - the control of the Rafah crossing, there is no dispute about that either.
In spite of all this and despite explicit and public promises from senior Hamas officials that action in Rafah will cause the negotiations to stop - Hamas has not yet announced the suspension of talks for a deal .
This is an important fact. The military pressure serves the Israeli negotiator. Negotiations under fire. This is how negotiations are done in the Middle East. The importance here is also in visibility. Israel takes initiative and action and does not play into the hands of Hamas, in negotiations from a position of weakness.
Amir Tsarfati is the most up to date information and reliable. THank you for sharing.
I follow him on Telegram.
Thank you