Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant and the Chief of Staff have approved the next phase of the ground operation in Rafah. Israeli media reports indicate that additional brigades are being deployed to the city as the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) advance into urban areas, capturing 52.8% of the Philadelphi Corridor and reaching the entrance of the Rafah refugee camp. Despite US calls for a more focused military campaign, conveyed by White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan during his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Galant has reiterated Israel's commitment to expanding the operation. The expansion aims to dismantle Hamas and retrieve captives. Heavy fighting continues in parts of Gaza, with Israeli planes and tanks pounding areas across the Gaza Strip. IDF forces from the 162nd Division have reached deep into Rafah and are currently in the Brazil neighborhood.
ISRAEL'S DEFENSE MINISTER AND CHIEF OF DEFENSE BRIEFED WHITE HOUSE'S SULLIVAN ON NEW ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO DEFEATING HAMAS IN RAFAH- WHITE HOUSE
WHITE HOUSE NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER SULLIVAN RAISED CONTINUING U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT MAJOR OPERATION IN RAFAH DURING ISRAEL VISIT -WHITE HOUSE'S KIRBY
#Israeli Defence Minister informed #US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan of expanding its ground operation in the southern #Gaza city of #Rafah. Watch for details https://t.co/6KFJBCW0dc
Israel's military plans to broaden its ground operation in Gaza's southern city of Rafah, the country's defense minister said — calling the expansion "Israel's duty." https://t.co/ojnWWJgSCt
RAFAH UPDATE: LOTS OF PROGRESS IDF Operation in Rafah: IDF forces from the 162nd Division have already reached deep into Rafah and are currently in the Brazil neighborhood. The forces advanced several more kilometers beyond the Rafah crossing and have already captured about… https://t.co/ZAkQk4BJwn
Facing ICC request for arrest warrant for 'causing extermination, causing starvation, and deliberately targeting civilians,' Israeli defense chief Galant vows to expand the Rafah offensive, which has been opposed by nearly everyone, including Biden. https://t.co/3L3gjajBjf
🇮🇱⚡ Israel Ignores ICC – Gallant Tells US’ Sullivan that Tel Aviv “Committed to Expanding” Rafah Op Invasion “Expanding the operation there is a component of Israel’s efforts to dismantle Hamas and bring back the hostages,” Gallant claimed during a meeting with US National… https://t.co/cZRCHBfdvO
Israel vows to broaden Rafah sweep amid heavy fighting in parts of Gaza https://t.co/hh7SCUgQRx
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant pushed back at the White House’s objections to a major Rafah operation, during a meeting on Monday with US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan. Report by @tovahlazaroff. https://t.co/OiaCNaR7SI
Defense Minister Galant to U.S. National Security Advisor Sullivan: "Committed to expanding ground operations in Rafah for dismantling Hxmas and retrieving the captives." Not sure why this needs to be said. https://t.co/hIBMlRknuE
Israeli Defense Minister Galant announces that they will expand the ground attack on Rafah https://t.co/1SgQNso00m
BREAKING: Israeli Defense Minister Gallant tells US Israel has ‘duty’ to expand Rafah ground assault https://t.co/TEXj43OjLP https://t.co/m0BbFRD1fi
Israeli Defense Minister Gallant to US National Security Adviser Sullivan: "We are committed to expanding the ground operation in Rafah to eliminate Hamas" https://t.co/SjB6NOHDTz
⚠️ ISRAEL INTENDS TO BROADEN RAFAH SWEEP, GALLANT TELLS BIDEN ADVISER SULLIVAN Full Story → https://t.co/4xifMqtRWC Israel intends to broaden its military sweep of the southern Gazan city of Rafah, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told visiting U.S. National Security Adviser… https://t.co/vAwpw6SVUF
Israeli Defence Minister Gallant: Committed To Broadening Rafah Ground Operation - Hezbollah Aggression Risks 'Significant Escalation'
ISRAEL'S GALLANT TELLS U.S. ADVISER SULLIVAN 'WE ARE COMMITTED TO BROADENING RAFAH GROUND OPERATION' - ISRAELI STATEMENT
Gallant to US national security advisor: 'We are committed to expanding ground operation in Rafah' https://t.co/OiaCNaR7SI
🇮🇱ISRAEL: WE WILL EXPAND RAFAH OPERATION UNTIL HAMAS IS DESTROYED Gallant: "We are committed to expanding the ground operation in Rafah for the dismantling of Hamas and the abducted Shabat." Source: Channel 14 https://t.co/NVpX5HXTYO
Defense Minister Gallant tells U.S. National Security Adviser: 'We are committed to expanding the ground operation in Rafah'
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan presses Benjamin Netanyahu for a more focused military campaign in Gaza https://t.co/YLEs9ilyIW
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Israeli planes and tanks pounded areas across the Gaza Strip as White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid US calls for a more focused military campaign https://t.co/KlzgP0kKu9 https://t.co/KfHPGrf7wF
War in Gaza - Rafah update: https://t.co/De7CU1u5Ot
RAFAH UPDATE: - Israel has currently captured 52.8% of the Philadelphi Corridor. - The IDF has advanced to the entrance of the Rafah refugee camp. Good work. Via @2023gazawar https://t.co/woImTx4o1s
Israeli media reports that Israel is deploying additional brigades to the city of Rafah as it continues to advance into the urban area, evoking the initial stages of the war and endangering any possible deal with the resistance. https://t.co/TZdnNHpJW1
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant and the Chief of Staff approved the next phase of the ground operation in Rafah. - Hillel Biton Rosen.