Israel's Rafah deadline raises stakes as Ramadan approaches
Israel's sudden threat to unleash its controversial ground operation in the southern Gazan town of Rafah unless all hostages are freed by 10 March has ratcheted up the pressure on the tortuous talks to secure an elusive agreement./ Even before Benny Gantz, a leading member of Israel's war cabinet, , Arab leaders were already anxiously focused on this start of the Islamic holy month - a time of communal fasting and prayer which can intensify a prevailing mood./ "Ramadan is ahead of us and if the situation in Rafah evolves, it will be a very, ...
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