The Israeli military is expected to move forward with its military operation in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah “as planned,” a source told Axios correspondent Barak Ravid on Thursday. The ceasefire negotiations in Cairo, which also focused on the release of hostages from the Gaza Strip, have ended, with the Israeli delegation already on its way back to Israel, the insider confirmed. Israeli officials are also said to have presented their “reservations” to the mediators about the Hamas proposal. Namely, the Israeli war cabinet was anticipated to hold a meeting this evening after United States President Joe Biden warned that Washington would stop its weapon shipments to Israel were it to launch a full-scale invasion of Rafah, where over a million people are currently taking shelter.