Israeli Forces Move Back Into Rafah After Ceasefire Collapses

Politics, Geopolitics, & Conflict Israeli forces advanced into Rafah this week, establishing a new "security zone" and effectively pushing out residents who had taken refuge there. This is a major escalation since the ceasefire ended early last month. The Israeli move was to set up a new corridor in southern Gaza aimed at severing the link between Khan Younis and Rafah. Netanyahu described the operation as "cutting up the strip". Earlier, Defense Minister Israel Katz issued a warning about an imminent large-scale expansion of military operations,…