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Israel's war cabinet approves expansion of Rafah operation

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The US has threatened to cut off supplies of offensive weapons if Israel enters population centers in the Gazan city A ldquomeasured exp
The US has threatened to cut off supplies of offensive weapons if Israel enters population centers in the Gazan city
A „measured expansion“ of Israel’s operation in the densely populated city of Rafah in southern Gaza was approved by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet on Thursday night, multiple outlets have reported.
The reports come after US President Joe Biden vowed to stop the supply of offensive weapons to Israel if its military goes into the city’s population centers.
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tanks and troops entered the eastern part of Rafah in the early hours of Tuesday morning, seizing the border crossing that links Gaza and Egypt, as well as launching airstrikes.
Axios reported on Friday that an „expansion of the area of ??operation“ had been approved, citing three sources with knowledge of the decision.

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