“US proposes sensitive information sharing with Israel to thwart Iranian infiltration.”

“Hamas leadership offers to identify hideouts and support construction of thousands of shelters for refugees”
Relief organization “No safe place in Gaza…resettlement outside Rafah met with skepticism”,
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, ‘(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Munsung = The Biden administration in the United States has reportedly offered support to Israel to identify the hideouts of local armed factions led by Hamas and to support the construction of large-scale refugee camps in order to prevent the invasion of Rafah, the southernmost city of Palestine, by Israeli forces, the Washington Post reported on the 11th local time.’,
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, ‘According to the report citing anonymous sources, the Biden administration plans to provide sensitive information that would help Israel pinpoint the location of the Hamas leadership and locate the hidden tunnels of Hamas.’,
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, ‘The strategy to avoid a full-scale confrontation in Rafah, where targeted attacks on the Hamas leadership could lead to significant civilian casualties, is being pursued.’,
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Israeli tanks gathered at the Gaza border
(Gaza Border, EPA=Yonhap News) On the 9th (local time), Israeli tanks and armored vehicles gathered near the Gaza Barrier in southern Israel. The Israeli military announced that 150,000 civilians evacuated from Rafah, the southernmost city considered the final stronghold of Hamas, on that day. 2024.05.10 passion@yna.co.kr,
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, ‘Rafah, considered the final stronghold of Hamas, is home to 1.3-1.4 million displaced people.’,
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, ‘While Israel maintains that a ground offensive in Rafah is inevitable for the destruction of Hamas, allies like the United States and the international community are opposed due to concerns about civilian casualties.’,
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, ‘The Biden administration also proposed to Israel to support the establishment of thousands of shelters in Rafah for evacuees and to build food, water, and medical supply systems.’,
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, ‘Such proposals emerged during discussions over the scale and scope of the military operation in Rafah between senior officials from the United States and Israel over the past seven weeks, as reported by the WP.’,
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, ‘US officials estimate that it could take several months to safely evacuate tens of thousands of people, but Israel has not agreed to this.’,
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, ‘Recently, the Israeli military issued evacuation orders in several areas of Rafah.’,
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, ‘Senior US officials reportedly assured that Israel would not rush into Rafah before evacuating about 800,000 people, taking US warnings seriously during private discussions.’,
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Biden meeting with Netanyahu in Israel last October
President Joe Biden meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, during his visit to Tel Aviv, Israel on October 19, 2023.
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, ‘However, Jeremy Konndike, the chairman of the international aid organization Refugee International (RI), said, “Relief organizations are generally very skeptical of whether there are safe ways to resettle people outside Rafah.”‘,
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, ‘Many areas in Gaza have been devastated by war between Israel and Hamas, making it difficult to find safe places as Israeli airstrikes continue.’,
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, ‘According to UN agencies, at least 110,000 people have fled Rafah due to consecutive Israeli bombings, and those who remain are suffering from starvation.’,
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, ‘Konndike pointed out, “Considering the Israeli military activity over the past seven months, it is hard to trust that the invasion of Rafah will not result in a similar level of civilian casualties.”‘,
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, ‘The Gaza Health Ministry reported that more than 35,000 Palestinians had been killed in this war.’,
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