Reuters reported that at 5am local time, multiple Israeli tanks suddenly rushed into the city center of Rafah. There are still about hundreds of thousands of refugees in the downtown area of Rafah, as well as thousands of Hamas and Jahad guerrillas.
The Israeli army has deployed four combat brigades around Rafah, with the 828th Bislach Infantry Brigade entering Rafah. Three other brigades, including the 401st Armored Brigade and the 933rd Infantry Brigade, serve as reserve forces to monitor and carry out blockade tasks outside the city of Rafah.
The Israeli army is engaged in combat with Hamas in the western region of Rafah, and Hamas Chief of Staff Yassin Rabiya has been killed in a battle in the northwestern region of Rafah.
The key attack area of the Israeli military is the Philadelphia Corridor at the border between Rafah and Egypt, and a large number of Israeli drones are conducting 24-hour monitoring operations in the area.
Now, fighting is happening everywhere in Rafa. There are reports that an Israeli search team was attacked by a roadside bomb inside a building in Rafah. The Palestinian Al Quds Brigade used 107mm towed rockets to attack the Israeli army near the Friendship Hospital in the central corridor of Gaza.
The Jahad Rocket Artillery Squadron suddenly fired 107mm rockets inside an abandoned house to engage in guerrilla warfare. On the other hand, the Hamas Kasan Brigade is using 114mm rockets and mortars to attack Israeli military positions and strongholds.
In the Jabaliya refugee camp in central Gaza, the Jahad Al Quds Brigade used 60mm and 120mm mortars for combat. Hamas guerrilla forces use Type 69 rocket launchers to launch PG-7VM anti tank warheads. Attacking Israeli tanks and armored vehicles on the streets.
Rafah has become the last stronghold of Hamas in Gaza, and the fighting is particularly intense. In order to save Hamas at the last moment, the resistance front is no longer hiding its strength. The resistance front, which belongs to Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Yemeni Husai armed forces, and the Shia armed forces in Iraq, have all been engaged in combat.
Yeh Haia, spokesperson for the Yemeni Husai armed forces, announced that they have carried out four maritime strike operations using missiles and drones. Strike on one American merchant ship and one Israeli merchant ship in the Indian Ocean, and strike on one cargo ship preparing to enter Israel in the Red Sea. And two American destroyers.
Iraqi Shia militants have launched multiple large suicide drones into the southern Israeli region of Eilat. Hezbollah in Lebanon has launched 11 missile attacks on northern Israel.
Supported by mortar and anti tank missile firepower, Hezbollah's Lebanese assault team rarely crossed the border and launched attacks on Israeli military bases. Hezbollah's assault team, equipped with RPG rocket launchers and PK machine guns, launched a ground assault operation on a military base in Ramia, northern Israel.
The whole world is putting pressure on Israel
After the Israeli army began attacking the last stronghold of Hamas, Rafah, civilian casualties in the fierce fighting began to increase. The world continues to increase pressure on Israel.
The European Union has started discussing sanctions against countries such as Israel, Spain, and Ireland, announcing their recognition of Palestine. In France, tens of thousands of people are protesting against Israel's attack on Rafah in Paris. France has announced its support for the International Court of Justice's wanted order against Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.
The EU Foreign Ministers are discussing the possibility of imposing sanctions on Israel if Israel does not comply with the ruling of the International Court of Justice and stops its military operations in Rafah. Once Europe and America start imposing sanctions on Israel, the Israeli economy will completely collapse.
You can say that Hamas is failing, and the Israeli army has surrounded the last stronghold of Hamas, Rafah. However, you can also say that Hamas is achieving victory. Because over 100 countries have already recognized Palestine, the European Union is preparing to sanction Israel, and the International Court of Justice has issued a wanted order against the Israeli Prime Minister.
Many people have indeed died in Palestine, but Hamas has also established Palestinian national status and ultimately gained recognition from major countries around the world.
War is not just about military strength competition. If we fight in the desert, Israel can eliminate 10 Hamas in a month. However, the brutal and prolonged urban street battles, too many bloody scenes, and too many civilian casualties. Israel's allies in Europe have already begun to withdraw from Israel's side.
The war is not just a military confrontation, but also a street battle in Gaza. Several hundred Israeli soldiers died and over 10000 Hamas guerrillas were killed, but Israel has not yet won.
Fighting is more about politics, and the focus of attacking Israel is propaganda warfare. The more civilian casualties there are in Gaza, the louder the voices of opposition to Israel around the world. The worse the reputation of Israel, the more the US Middle East strategy fails.
The conflict between Israel and Islam is not easy to resolve. The United States has asked Sunni countries such as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Israel to cooperate in targeting Shia armed groups in Iran and Yemen.
Although Sunnis want to suppress Iran, they want to suppress resistance organizations centered around Iran. But on the Palestinian issue, it is feared that Sunni countries are also afraid to cooperate with Israel because they cannot afford this reputation.