The Israeli army is preparing for a new major military operation in the southern Gaza Strip in the city of Rafah, located near the border with Egypt, according to The Times of Israel. “It is impossible to achieve the war goal of eliminating Hamas and leave four Hamas battalions in Rafah. On the other hand, it is clear that a massive operation in Rafah requires the evacuation of the civilian population from the combat zones,” said the office of the Israeli Prime Minister. According to the publication, over 1.3 million Palestinians, who evacuated from the northern part of the Gaza Strip during t…