Officers and soldiers from the Israeli Paratroopers Brigade refuse orders to prepare for the Rafah operation

Israeli Channel 12 reported that about 30 soldiers from the reserve forces of the Paratroopers Brigade in the Israeli army refused military orders to prepare for a military operation in the city of Rafah.

According to the channel's report, 30 soldiers from the reserve paratroopers company attached to the regular paratroopers brigade received an order to prepare for an operation in Rafah. It explained that the soldiers refused the orders to prepare and informed their commanders that they would not join their unit because they were "no longer able to fight."

According to the channel, “military commanders do not intend to force reserve personnel” to participate in the operation; It stated that their non-participation “will not lead to an operational gap,” while the report indicated that this reveals “the state of exhaustion that the reserve forces are suffering from after months of fighting.”

The company commander commented on dozens of letters from his soldiers in which they expressed their unwillingness to participate in the military operation in Rafah, claiming that he did not do so because he loved war, but rather “because it is necessary to do so while my brothers and sisters are kidnapped and because we are in the midst of the second establishment of the State of Israel.” It will remain painful and difficult," he added, adding that "the battle formation is very low."

Hebrew media focused on the Israeli army's invasion of Rafah, as the file witnessed a great acceleration in events after Tel Aviv approved the Rafah plan for the fourth time after addressing American reservations.

In a report published by the State Broadcasting Corporation on Wednesday, and reported by the "i24 News" channel, its details said  that Israeli Army Chief of Staff Herzi Halevy and Shin Bet head Ronen Bar met on Wednesday morning in Cairo with Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel , against the backdrop of the Israeli army's advanced preparations for a ground military operation in Rafah. Egyptian fears of the influx of large numbers of displaced Palestinians into Sinai.

According to the official authority, the Israeli army is preparing to work to prevent the escape of Gaza residents through the Philadelphia axis.