A government spokesperson insisted Benjamin Netanyahu would go ahead with a ground invasion of Rafah despite the withdrawl. Meanwhile an Iranian official has said none of Israel's embassies are safe.
Israel has withdrawn almost all of its troops from southern Gaza six months after Hamas killed more than 1,100 Israelis, prompting Israel's ongoing military operation in Gaza. Troops have been in the Khan Younis area for four months. Only one brigade remains and is tasked with securing the 'Netzarim corridor' that divides the Gaza Strip, according to a report from The Times of Israel.
'It looks like, as a lot of people have been putting pressure on Israel to do for some time now, it will move to more of a counter-terrorism strategy. 'So rather than a full blown, land occupation within Gaza, it will be operations that are based on intelligence going into certain areas.' Israeli embassies 'unsafe' Meanwhile, an Iranian official says none of Israel's embassies are safe any more, after a suspected Israeli strike on the Iran consulate in Damascus.
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