According to the Palestinian News Agency, in the early morning of the 12th local time, the Israeli army launched an all-round sea, land and air attack on the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah and its surrounding areas, resulting in more than 100 deaths and hundreds of injuries, including women and children.
On the 12th local time, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said that the Israeli army carried out military strikes on the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip and its surrounding areas in the early morning of the same day.
Hamas said that if Israel attacked Rafah
Negotiations for the exchange of detainees will be discontinued
At noon on the 11th local time, a spokesman for the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) issued a statement through the media affiliated with the organization, saying that if Israel launches a (ground) offensive against the Rafah area in the southern Gaza Strip, Hamas will stop any negotiations on the exchange of detainees. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview broadcast earlier in the day that Israel would advance military operations to capture Rafah, Hamas's last stronghold, and crush all Hamas fighters.
Many countries have condemned Israel's plan to attack Rafah
On the 11th local time, many countries in the Middle East issued a statement condemning Israel's plan to launch a ground operation against Rafah and calling on the international community to take action to avoid escalation.
Several sources pointed out that Egypt has warned Israel that it will suspend the implementation of the peace treaty signed with Israel in 1979 if Israeli forces launch a ground operation against Rafah.
On the 11th local time, the Qatari Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying that Qatar rejects any attempt to expel the Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. The statement called on the UN Security Council to take urgent action to stop the Israeli army's ground operation in Rafah and protect the people of the Gaza Strip.
Oman's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement warning that the Israeli army's ground operation in Rafah would lead to an escalation of the situation, with serious consequences. Oman calls on the international community to take concrete action to achieve a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
The United Nations calls for the protection of civilians in the Gaza Strip
In response to Israel's plan to launch a ground operation against Rafah, the United Nations recently expressed "extreme concern" about the situation of civilians in the Gaza Strip and called for the protection of civilians. UN Secretary-General spokesman Dijarric said at a press conference on the 9th that the United Nations is "extremely worried" about those civilians in Rafah, and he stressed that civilians need to be protected, and the United Nations does not want to see civilians forcibly displaced.
Source | CCTV news client