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Rafah raid ‘limited,’ not the major offensive promised by Netanyahu
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
IDF troops on the Gazan side of the Rafah border crossing on May 7, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
The ongoing IDF operation into Rafah is a “limited operation,” an Israeli official tells The Times of Israel. “It is being implemented to pressure Hamas” to accept a deal.
This is not the broad Rafah operation that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeatedly promised Israel would carry out, CNN reports, citing a source familiar with Israel’s plan.
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