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Gaza Strip-Israel/Rafah Ground Operation
Rafah City, Gaza Strip - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of Haifa camp for displaced Palestinians
2. Various of pedestrians on street
Karam Abu Salem, Gaza Strip - April 11, 2024 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Various of goods, aid supplies on truck
Rafah City, Gaza Strip - April 12, 2024 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Various of vendors, residents
Rafah City, Gaza Strip - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Various of people fetching water
Rafah City, Gaza Strip - April 12, 2024 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Various of destroyed buildings, pedestrians
FILE: Erez Crossing, Israel - Jan 18, 2024 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Board with signs reading "welcome to Erez Crossing Point"
8. Various of Israeli military vehicles passing Erez Crossing, soldiers
Israeli forces are ready for a ground operation to enter the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah where more than 1.5 million Palestinians are taking refuge, an Israeli official said on Wednesday, despite international warnings of a humanitarian catastrophe.
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the onslaught is pending government approval. He also said Israel's war cabinet planned to meet in the coming two weeks to authorize civilian evacuations from Rafah, which is expected to take around a month.
Meanwhile, an Israeli government spokesman said on the same day that the Israeli army is advancing its ground action plan against Rafah.
According to sources, the operation is likely to span at least six weeks.
Meanwhile, Israeli army chief Herzi Halevi and Shin Bet internal security agency head Ronen Bar traveled to Cairo to meet Egypt's intelligence chief Abbas Kamel and Chief of Staff Osama Askar.
Israel's state-owned Kan TV news said that they discussed the planned ground operation in order to ease objections of Egypt, whose Sinai Desert borders Rafah. The operation could lead to an influx of refugees into Egypt.
UN experts and several countries have warned that any ground operation in the city would have catastrophic consequences for the civilian population, which is already suffering from hunger and disease, as well as massive destruction inflicted by the war.
Israel has carried out massive airstrikes and shellings throughout the Gaza Strip to retaliate against a Hamas rampage through the southern Israeli border on Oct. 7, 2023.
Over 34,200 people, mostly civilians, have been killed, according to an update from the enclave's Health Ministry on Wednesday.
Rafah has been struck from the air multiple times and has also sustained some ground attacks, though not as extensive as those conducted by Israel in other areas of the coastal enclave.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said earlier in April that Israel is determined to launch a ground offensive against Hamas battalions in Rafah, stating that "no power in the world" could prevent it.
Netanyahu considers Rafah to be the last stronghold of Hamas and has emphasized that entering Rafah is essential for Israel to achieve its goal of "total victory" against Hamas.
Gaza Strip-Israel/Rafah Ground Operation
Dateline : April 24, 2024/Recent/File
Location : Others
Duration : 1'32
Rafah City, Gaza Strip - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of Haifa camp for displaced Palestinians
2. Various of pedestrians on street
Karam Abu Salem, Gaza Strip - April 11, 2024 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Various of goods, aid supplies on truck
Rafah City, Gaza Strip - April 12, 2024 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Various of vendors, residents
Rafah City, Gaza Strip - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Various of people fetching water
Rafah City, Gaza Strip - April 12, 2024 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Various of destroyed buildings, pedestrians
FILE: Erez Crossing, Israel - Jan 18, 2024 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Board with signs reading "welcome to Erez Crossing Point"
8. Various of Israeli military vehicles passing Erez Crossing, soldiers
Israeli forces are ready for a ground operation to enter the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah where more than 1.5 million Palestinians are taking refuge, an Israeli official said on Wednesday, despite international warnings of a humanitarian catastrophe.
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the onslaught is pending government approval. He also said Israel's war cabinet planned to meet in the coming two weeks to authorize civilian evacuations from Rafah, which is expected to take around a month.
Meanwhile, an Israeli government spokesman said on the same day that the Israeli army is advancing its ground action plan against Rafah.
According to sources, the operation is likely to span at least six weeks.
Meanwhile, Israeli army chief Herzi Halevi and Shin Bet internal security agency head Ronen Bar traveled to Cairo to meet Egypt's intelligence chief Abbas Kamel and Chief of Staff Osama Askar.
Israel's state-owned Kan TV news said that they discussed the planned ground operation in order to ease objections of Egypt, whose Sinai Desert borders Rafah. The operation could lead to an influx of refugees into Egypt.
UN experts and several countries have warned that any ground operation in the city would have catastrophic consequences for the civilian population, which is already suffering from hunger and disease, as well as massive destruction inflicted by the war.
Israel has carried out massive airstrikes and shellings throughout the Gaza Strip to retaliate against a Hamas rampage through the southern Israeli border on Oct. 7, 2023.
Over 34,200 people, mostly civilians, have been killed, according to an update from the enclave's Health Ministry on Wednesday.
Rafah has been struck from the air multiple times and has also sustained some ground attacks, though not as extensive as those conducted by Israel in other areas of the coastal enclave.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said earlier in April that Israel is determined to launch a ground offensive against Hamas battalions in Rafah, stating that "no power in the world" could prevent it.
Netanyahu considers Rafah to be the last stronghold of Hamas and has emphasized that entering Rafah is essential for Israel to achieve its goal of "total victory" against Hamas.
ID : 8373917
Published : 2024-04-25 09:08
Last Modified : 2024-04-25 17:08:32
Source : China Central Television (CCTV),China Global Television Network (CGTN)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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