Plan for Rafah Attack Raises Pressure on Netanyahu

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Plan for Rafah Attack Raises Pressure on Netanyahu

“Israel seems ready to start moving civilians out of Rafah, a prelude to an assault on the Gazan city that would probably erode much of any remaining international sympathy over its stand-off with Iran,” Bloomberg reports. “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who’s vowed to wipe out the 5,000-8,000 Hamas fighters and some leaders that Israel says are holed up in Rafah, has worked to overcome US objections to the offensive.”