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REPORT: IDF to take over Rafah Border Crossing, asks Egypt to evacuate soldiers

There are breaking reports today from Arab media that the IDF has asked Egypt to evacuate their soldiers from the Rafah border crossing because they are taking it over.


Here’s the news via JPost:

The IDF had allegedly informed Egypt of its intention to occupy the Rafah border area and asked Egyptian soldiers to evacuate the area, Arab media reported. The report also claimed that the IDF emphasized to Egypt that they would not be responsible for the safety of their forces during the attempt to control the Rafah border area. It even emphasized that the military operation in the area will continue whether Egypt agrees or rejects it. Arab media also reported that the IDF is firing shells at an area in southern Rafah. There are also reports of tanks operating west of the Kerem Shalom crossing.

It sounds like Israel wants to use the border crossing to expand their ground war, sandwiching Hamas in from both sides. President El-Sisi just won another re-election, but there is no word on whether he’s evacuating his soldiers from the border crossing.

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