The United States has approved a possible Israeli Rafah operation in exchange for the Jewish state not retaliating against Iran, a Qatari newspaper reported Thursday. New Arab.
A senior official said New Arab that “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu succeeded in obtaining US approval for a military operation in Rafah. [Israel] Refraining from large-scale military operations against Iran in response to its recent attack.”
He claimed that “discussion of an Israeli response to Iran contradicts the wishes of the US administration, and is not realistic, given Israeli claims that the US played a key role in repelling an Iranian attack and preventing its success.” paid.”
“The IDF has carried out airstrikes,” the source noted. [overnight on Thursday] On several areas along the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, he added that “the relevant authorities in Egypt were informed before the execution of some of these attacks, which happened in a place along the Egyptian border in Philadelphia. They came in axis.
The report comes amid public statements by some Israeli officials expressing their desire to retaliate against Iran, with a report published by KAN broadcasting channel claiming that Israel's ambassador to the US “Israel will retaliate against Iran, and it won't take years — soon Iran's missiles will be armed with nuclear warheads,” Michael Herzog said Thursday.
Qatar's report also said Egypt was exemplifying its “full preparedness and preparedness. [its] “Forces deployed in North Sinai along the 14-kilometer border strip with the Gaza Strip, as part of a plan to deal with a ground attack scenario in Rafah.”
Egyptian troops are deployed in North Sinai during the Rafah operation.
Speaking about a possible Israeli ground attack, Egyptian law professor Dr. Ayman Salama said any change in the military situation requires Egypt's approval, “and Israel established a buffer zone on the Egypt-Israel border.” will not be able to, nor will it be able to modify the security regulations, under the pretext of immediate security needs in the case of direct threats to the peace agreement between the two countries.”
Egypt is in a key position amid the ongoing war in Gaza, as it borders the southern Gaza city of Rafah, as well as a major border with Israel.
Egyptian military officials previously claimed they were “prepared for all scenarios” and needed to properly evacuate the civilian town of Rafah before Israel could close any border crossings.