Benny Gantz, a member of Benjamin Netanyahu's war cabinet, warned on Sunday that Israel would launch its offensive against the city of Rafah if Israeli hostages held in Gaza were not released by Ramadan. Ramadan, the holy month of Muslims, begins around March 10.
Egypt has repeatedly sounded the alarm over the possibility that Israel's devastating offensive on Gaza could displace Palestinians towards the Sinai. Cairo said that if this were to be the case, Cairo would act with “humanity”