Muhammad Hassan Kanaan, head of the Arab National Party and former member of the Israeli Knesset, confirmed that “Netanyahu (Benjamin, the Israeli Prime Minister) wants to storm the city of Rafah and destroy what remains of the Gaza Strip, thinking that he will be able to arrest Al-Sinwar (Yahya, head of the Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip). Or some Hamas leaders.

He pointed out in statements to “Sputnik” that “internal public pressure in Israel and internationally in the Arab world is affecting this step, and may prevent Netanyahu from taking this step, especially if any progress is made in the ongoing negotiations in Cairo between the Israeli and Palestinian sides through mediators.” In Egypt and Qatar.

"Kanaan" noted the increasing Israeli public and popular pressure demanding the overthrow of Netanyahu's government and the return of the prisoners kidnapped by Hamas, especially since the families of the detainees know well that the Rafah raid may eliminate the remaining prisoners alive, he said.

He stressed that "the opposition Israeli public and parliamentary pressure against Netanyahu and his plan in Rafah is being faced by pressure from Smotrich (Bezalel, Israeli Minister of Finance), Ben Gvir (Itamar, Minister of National Security), and the rest of the extremists in order to storm Rafah, and in the middle lies Netanyahu, who is well aware that The longer the war lasts, the longer his political life will be, and if it ends, he will practically face a bad fate.”

He stressed that "the continuation of the war is the desire of Netanyahu and his extremist camp, as he is well aware that there are several issues pursuing him, related to what happened on October 7, or to issues of bribery, embezzlement, and breach of trust, which may destroy his entire political future."

He added, "The question remains about the position of the American administration and the European Union, and the extent of their seriousness in preventing the invasion of Rafah, continuing the war, stopping it, and reaching a long-term truce and exchanging prisoners from both sides."