Israeli cabinet agrees to intesified rafah operation

The Israeli war cabinet unanimously approved plans to intensify operations within rafah. At the same time, the ministers were informed that this was a "limited" operation, Hebrew channel 12 reports.

Rafah hosts approximately 1.5 million Gazans and a full-scale invasion kill would many innocents, as the city is very densly populated. The EU and US warned Israel for consequences if it starts a large scale operation in Rafah

Large forces of armor and infantry units are preparing to expand the ground battle in Rafah, Hebrew media report.