Good lord go into Rafah already should have been done months ago that’s where the hostages are and the remaining Hamas jihadists
Too many civilians. Israel made the mistake. Maybe they had bad intel, got tricked, or were too hasty and didn’t think through what would happened once they cleared the north. They should have sent people west, not south. The ground is softer there due to the Sea, so fewer tunnels. I think perhaps once that pier is build there will be places for the Rafah civilians to move. Israel is setting up tens of thousands of temporary housing in the west. They published the maps for the media. It is Nearer that flotilla that is being build where foreign aid will be shipped in, in a civilian area that has already been cleared out of tunnels and weapons.
I think it’s the plan, or should be the plan- move all the aid to distribution points along the coast. The civilians will move there because that’s where the food is. That leaves the areas where the tunnels and weapons are located, especially Rafah, much more wide open.
An aside: I read that Blinken demanded Qatar kick Hamas leaders out if they don’t make a deal this week.