If Egypt begins to turn on Israel due to the Rafah operation, it could have widespread effects.
"If we want to defeat Hamas, we have to defeat Hamas in Rafah, just like we did in the rest of the Gaza Strip," he said.
What is at stake, Netanyahu said, is Israel’s “existence, liberty, security and prosperity.”
Egypt spoke up two days after South Africa turned to the ICJ and asked that it order Israel to stop its military operation in Rafah.
The architect of the October 7 massacre is believed to be protecting himself with a group of Israeli hostages he uses as human shields.
Israelis are generally pessimistic about the future of Israeli democracy and Israel's national security.
Biden has made clear to Israel that if it "launches this major military operation to Rafah, then there are certain systems that we're not going to be supporting and supplying for that operation."
The information offered by the US reportedly includes details regarding the whereabouts of Hamas leaders and the terror group's tunnels.
The IDF said that 100,000-150,000 Palestinian civilians would need to be evacuated from Jabalia for a large renewed operation there.
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