Talk:Rafah offensive

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Article covers the same topic as this article, although in different detail. ForsythiaJo (talk) 01:56, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'd support merging that into this article. Historyday01 (talk) 18:38, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Also support merging ~ 🦝 Shushugah (he/him • talk) 00:43, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Strong oppose - Very notable incident with lots of deaths and deserves its own article. The Rafah offensive is an ongoing battle that is still not over and it will get expanded over time Abo Yemen✉ 12:30, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Strong Oppose - Notable in its own right. The incident was planned in concurrence with the Super Bowl to fly under the radar in the news cycle. It cannot be so quickly dismissed. ☞ Rim ^{< Talk | Edits >} 22:13, 17 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose — For an additional reason: From a technical standpoint, this article would become too big. Yue🌙 04:54, 18 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What's with this long timeline for an offensive that hasn't taken place? Some of the subsections are just one sentence long. They should be merged into a more cohesive prose, removing unnecessary or repeated details. Super Ψ Dro 11:04, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Israel has conducted operations in Rafah for over a month now, why is this not marked as an ongoing event? Bill3602 (talk) 19:29, 12 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Military operations != military offensive; the latter is an escalation of the former. Yue🌙 04:57, 18 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Under February 19, it says:

Israel sets a deadline for the offensive, saying it will begin if the hostages aren't freed by Ramadan.

However, the actual date of the offensive is not pegged to the beginning of Ramadan; it merely says an invasion will take place at some point if their demands are not met by Ramadan. 675930s (talk) 11:01, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Would it be relevant to put Israeli announcements of evacuation plans on the timeline? I've two sources right now: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-15/israel-prepares-rafah-evacuation-after-netanyahu-approves-plan https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/3/13/israels-war-on-gaza-live-netanyahu-vows-to-finish-the-job-in-rafah 675930s (talk) 08:02, 19 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The statement "Netanyahu stated [...] "Whoever tells us not to operate in Rafah, is telling us to lose the war" is repeated both in 17 and 18 February.31.221.171.151 (talk) 16:07, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, no, sorry, the second is "an ear".31.221.171.151 (talk) 16:10, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

https://www.mako.co.il/news-military/2024_q2/Article-95775f0a0b31f81027.htm?sCh=31750a2610f26110&pId=173113802

Exposing N12: step by step - this is what the Israeli plan for the Rafah operation looks like — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A0D:6FC0:B6D:E300:B873:AFBF:5311:4BA4 (talk) 07:44, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The child that was saved from its mother's womb has died.

21 April "One woman who died in the strike was pregnant, but doctors were able to save the baby through C-section"

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68903591 Patrikooke (talk) 08:30, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]