Following the announcement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the country is going to send troops to the southern Gaza city of Rafah, it shows that it is irrelevant if the United Nations has called for a halt to the intensification of conflict between Israel and Hamas.
As ceasefire negations and the emergence of hostages come to an end, Netanyahu has shown some determination to enjoy his way with the Rafah invasion as he is seemingly tired of wasting time as the days are fewer from the earlier date of the invasion.
The ongoing threat of an Israeli nation may also be a result of the pushback both the United States and President Joe Biden have given it. The UN Secretary-General has called for restraint on the part of the Israelis as regards the invasion of Rafah, reasoning that it would amount to an inadmissible and irreversible escalation and a plea to the ones who can exercise the influence over the Israelis to prevent the bloody intentions.
Gaza is located in Rafah, where the number of residents exceeds the entire Gaza population. Thus, it is mostly the case that people take shelter in Rafah as they run away from violence in other parts of the region. In the extremely crowded city, people can hardly afford the necessities of life, such as food and water, and many are suffering from a lack of essential medication.
Plans to attack Rafah might be suspended if a truce was signed. Still, Netanyahu was adamant this option had been taken off the table and that the operation would continue until all objectives in Rafah were achieved.
The PM’s spokesperson voiced that the hostages’ relatives insisted that Netanyahu was defying all international calls on him to end the conflict. However, so far, none of the over 100 hostages have left their place, and some of the others were released or seized.
On the other hand, as tension rises and the international community monitors the development of international restrictions, the world is concerned about how the situation will develop further and what effect it will have on Israeli-Palestinian relations and the region as a whole.
