The Hamas-run government press office called on the UN Security Council to "convene an immediate meeting" after Israeli soldiers were ordered to attack Rafah.
CNN reports it.
“We call on the United Nations Security Council to convene an immediate and urgent meeting to confirm its determination to force the Israeli occupation to stop the genocidal war it is waging against Palestinians in Gaza,” reads the statement, which warns that the attack on Rafah could "leave tens of thousands martyred and wounded".
In the War Cabinet, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu reportedly stated that Israel has only one month - given the international pressure - to complete its operations in Rafah aimed at dismantling the 4 Hamas battalions in the area.
Netanyahu, announcing the preparations for the offensive against the Islamic faction deployed in Rafah and the measures to evacuate the civilian population on site, would then have highlighted that the operations should be completed before the start of Ramadan around March 10.
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