He stated that a date has been determined for the massacre.

Netanyahu shared a post on his social media account about Israel’s attacks in Gaza, which caused a humanitarian disaster.

Stating that they aim to release the prisoners in Gaza and “victory against Hamas”, Netanyahu claimed that an attack on Rafah was necessary for this.

Regarding the land attack on Rafah, where 1.5 million people who were displaced by escaping Israel’s attacks took shelter, Netanyahu said, “This will happen, there is a date.” He stated:

Yesterday, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant stated that the army left behind a great destruction and withdrew from Khan Younis in the south of Gaza to Rafah in the south in preparation for the attack.

RELIEF AND PROSPERITY OF DISPLACED PEOPLE

The city of Rafah, located south of Gaza on the border with Egypt, was home to approximately 280 thousand Palestinians before the Israeli attacks. Due to the Israeli attacks on October 7, 1.9 million people were displaced in the Gaza Strip, which has a population of 2.3 million.

The majority of the displaced Palestinians took refuge in Rafah, which Israel had previously claimed was “safe”. With the arrivals from the northern regions, the population of Rafah more than quadrupled, reaching 1.5 million.

Most of the Palestinians who took refuge in Rafah due to lack of sufficient housing are struggling to survive in camps consisting of makeshift tents.

Israeli forces frequently target the city of Rafah with air attacks. It is feared that if Israel launches a ground attack on the city of Rafah, civilians will have no place to shelter in the Gaza Strip.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the Israeli army and security organization to “prepare an attack plan against Rafah” on February 9.