The United States has given approval to a possible Israeli ground operation in Rafah in exchange for the Jewish State do not carry out a harsh attack against Iran, according to Egyptian sources reported to the Qatari media Al-Araby Al-Jadeed. Likewise, the Israeli media Ma’ariv has reported that the Israeli Army has deployed additional artillery and armored vehicles near the Gaza Strip, in preparation for the possible ground invasion of southern Gaza.

According to said medium, the Army is preparing for its ground offensive that has been dragging on for some time due to the opposition of the United States and other allies. However, last Saturday’s Iranian attack on Israel has opened the door for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to invade a city. with at least 1.4 million Palestinian civilians displaced, endangering thousands of lives.

Ma’ariv reports that the commander of battalion 932 has sent a strong message to his soldiers: “We are entering Rafah, the people of Israel are counting on you“.

Likewise, he has assured him that they are counted on to “do the best possible, as in Nusirat and as in Zeyton and as in Derj Tupah and as in Shifa.” “This is what will happen in the next round as well. One last thing for you: Let’s look at the last six months and think about what we learned,” The commander has encouraged them, always according to the Israeli media.

On the other hand, several Egyptian officials have informed the Qatari media that The United States has approved the ground invasion of Rafah, but on the condition that Israel does not attack Iran harshly. A senior official has highlighted that “Netanyahu managed to obtain US approval for a military operation in Rafah, in exchange for [Israel] to refrain from carrying out a broad military operation against Iran in response to its recent attack.”