Israel will expand Gaza 'security zones' to include Rafah

Rafah, the city in southern Gaza that populated more than 200,000 people prior to the Israeli invasion in October 2023 and where only a few hundred remain, has since this Saturday been completely surrounded by Israeli troops and isolated from the rest of the Palestinian Strip. It has been announced by the Israeli Defense Minister, Israel Katz, announcing that it incorporates it into its so-called “security zone.” That is, the tiny part of Gaza t…

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The Israeli defense minister's announcement comes after Haaretz reported earlier this week that the Israeli army was preparing to incorporate Rafah and its surrounding neighborhoods into the buffer zone it is establishing along the border

Israel says it has completed the capture of the so-called Morag Corridor in southern Gaza. Rafah is now part of Israel's "security zone," claims Defense Minister Israel Katz. According to him, Israel is working to implement Donald Trump's criticized Gaza plan.

The Israeli army radio reported that the Rafah Governorate, south of the Gaza Strip, is currently surrounded from all sides. The radio said that forces from the 36th Division, the Golani Brigade, and the