Israeli leadership believes that Hamas will reject the latest offer on hostages that it was presented to it earlier, The Times of Israel reported on Thursday citing an Israeli official. According to the official, the country’s war cabinet is discussing such an outcome and a potential full-on attack on Rafah. Meanwhile, previously, Hamas said in a statement it would be sending its delegation to Egypt again so that the ceasefire talks could continue
UNRWA: It’ll be hard to evacuate Rafah ‘quickly’
United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) spokesperson Adnan Abu Hasan told RIA Novosti on Thursday that should Israel conduct its military operation in Rafah, it will be difficult for the agency to carry out evacuations “quickly.” “The process of evacuating the city of Rafah is very dangerous since we are talking about 1.4 million Palestinians in this small, very densely populated area. We do not see the opportunity to quickly carry out evacuation due to the lack of transport, tents etc.,” the spokesperson explained. They shared that the agency has no information on when the operation could take place, adding that Israel’s strike would likely leave thousands dead and injured.