Concerns for the density of people in Rafah

US military expert Glenn Ignazio says the Israeli Defence Forces will have to be able to prosecute their invasion of Rafah “very methodically” to be able to “minimise the damage to civilians”. Mr Ignazio’s comments come as Israel has approved a military operation in Rafah conducting strikes in the area. “Originally Rafah had about 250,000 occupants, and now it’s over a million – that’s swelled from everybody else in Gaza moving to that area,” Mr Ignazio told Sky News Australia. “This would be a very detailed invasion … with ground troops. “They’re going to have to be able to prosecute this very methodically to be able to go through … to be able to do that to minimise the damage to civilians. “This is going to be definitely a boots-on-the-ground type of operation.”