(Bloomberg) -- Israel’s move to take control of the Rafah crossing into Egypt has sparked sharp debate about its end goal: Is this the start of a long...
-- Israel ’s move to take control of the Rafah crossing into Egypt has sparked sharp debate about its end goal: Is this the start of a long-threatened invasion of the southern Gaza city, or an attempt to pressure Hamas to ease conditions for a cease-fire and the release of hostages?Einhorn Says Markets Are ‘Broken.’ Here’s What Data Shows
The tanks resumed their movements and took control of the Egypt crossing on Tuesday morning, blocking the movement of both people and aid.Netanyahu said in a statement Tuesday that “the Hamas offer yesterday was designed to prevent our forces from entering Rafah. That didn’t happen.” He said the latest Hamas offer is “very far from Israel’s essential demands.”
An Israeli military spokesmen described its activities in Rafah as a “precise counterterrorism operation” following intelligence that indicated the crossing was being used “for terrorist purposes.” The powers mediating talks — which include Qatar and Egypt as well as the US — oppose a military operation in Rafah and are trying to find cease-fire conditions that both sides can accept, even on a temporary basis. Hamas says there can be no deal without an end to the war, while Israel says it can’t agree to that before eliminating Hamas — a goal set both in retaliation for the Oct. 7 attacks and to prevent a repeat incursion.
Israel’s counterattack in Gaza has so far killed more than 34,000 people, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, and the US and other officials say that an assault on Rafah risks greatly increasing that number.
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