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Israel will commence an invasion into the Gaza city of Rafah, despite protests from the United States and other international powers.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced approval of the operation via his office on Friday.

The Israeli Defense Force will invade the city in southern Gaza as part of its larger military operations in the region. 

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Palestinians gather to perform the first Friday noon prayer of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in front of the ruins of Al-Farouq Mosque, destroyed in Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas. (MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images)

The operation will reportedly include an evacuation of civilians, according to The Jerusalem Post.

The Prime Minister’s office also announced that an Israeli delegation would leave for Doha to continue negotiations for the release of hostages. 

The security cabinet must first arrive at a comprehensive position on the pressing issue.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in Tel Aviv, Israel. (GPO/Reuters)

The U.S. government has repeatedly opposed Israeli plans to launch the Rafah ground invasion.

The administration is said to have proposed a draft U.N. Security Council resolution, which in part would call for a temporary cease-fire and call on Israel not to go into Rafah in the Gaza Strip. 

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer went so far as to call for a change of leadership in Israel that is more willing to consider a cease-fire and abandon plans for further ground operations. 

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Palestinians carry and fill up the water bottles amid clean water and food crises from mobile storages of charities as they have limited access to water due to Israeli attacks and an imposed blockade in Rafah, Gaza. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu via Getty Images)

President Biden seemed to sign off on these remarks, saying on Friday from the Oval Office, «Senator Schumer contacted my staff, my senior staff. I’m not going to elaborate on the speech. He made a good speech, and I think he expressed a serious concern, shared not only by him but by many Americans.»

The Israeli government released its post-war plan for Gaza last month, a deal that was immediately rejected by Palestinian officials.

Under the plan, Israel would seek open-ended control over security and civilian affairs in the Gaza Strip. Netanyahu’s government has flatly rejected calls for a two-state solution, which Biden’s administration continues to push for.

Fox News Digital’s Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report.

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El alto precio que deben pagar los presos en Ucrania para conseguir la libertad: luchar en el frente contra Rusia

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En una colonia penitenciaria rural en el sureste de Ucrania, varios presos se reúnen bajo alambre de púas para escuchar a un reclutador del ejército ucraniano que les ofrece una oportunidad de libertad condicional. A cambio, deben unirse a la batalla contra Rusia.

“Puedes poner fin a esto y empezar una nueva vida”, dijo el reclutador, un integrante de un batallón de asalto voluntario. “Lo principal es tu voluntad, porque vas a defender la patria. No lo conseguirás con el 50%, tienes que dar el 100% de ti mismo, incluso el 150%”.

Ucrania está ampliando el reclutamiento ante la grave escasez de personal en el campo de batalla después de más de dos años de combate contra la invasión rusa. Y sus labores de reclutamiento se han dirigido, por primera vez, a la población penitenciaria del país.

Aunque Ucrania no anuncia ningún detalle sobre el número de tropas desplegadas ni sobre las bajas, los comandantes en el frente de batalla reconocen abiertamente que enfrentan problemas de falta de personal mientras Rusia sigue acumulando fuerzas en el este de Ucrania y avanzando hacia el oeste.

Un instructor militar ucraniano del Batallón Arey habla con un prisionero convicto que se unió al ejército ucraniano antes de entrenar en el polígono, en la región de Dnipropetrovsk, Ucrania. Foto AP

Más de 3.000 prisioneros ya han sido puestos en libertad condicional y asignados a unidades militares después que el parlamento aprobó dicho reclutamiento en un polémico proyecto de ley de movilización el mes pasado, afirmó a The Associated Press la viceministra de Justicia ucraniana, Olena Vysotska.

El país tiene una población carcelaria de unas 42.000 personas, según las cifras remitidas por el gobierno a la Unión Europea.

Aproximadamente 27.000 reclusos podrían ser elegibles para el nuevo programa, según estimaciones del Ministerio de Justicia.

Convict prisoners which join Ukrainian army train at the polygon, in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, June 22, 2024. Ukraine is expanding its military recruiting to cope with battlefield shortages more than two years into fighting Russia’s full-scale invasion. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)Convict prisoners which join Ukrainian army train at the polygon, in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, June 22, 2024. Ukraine is expanding its military recruiting to cope with battlefield shortages more than two years into fighting Russia’s full-scale invasion. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

“Gran parte de la motivación proviene del deseo (de los reclusos) de regresar a casa como héroes y no de regresar de la prisión”, dijo Vysotska.

Ernest Volvach, de 27 años, quiere aceptar la oferta. Está cumpliendo una condena de dos años por robo en la colonia penitenciaria de la región ucraniana de Dnipropetrovsk. Trabaja en la cocina, sirviendo comida en tazones de hojalata.

“Es una estupidez estar aquí sin hacer nada”, dijo Volvach, añadiendo que desde el inicio de la guerra quería “hacer algo por Ucrania” y tener la oportunidad de alistarse. “Ahora ha surgido”.

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