Egyptian officials have informed Israel on Sunday that they will not object to a military operation in Rafah, as long as it is conducted without harming Palestinian civilians in the southern Gazan city. Israeli Army Radio, cited by The New Arab’s sister site Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, claimed that Egypt’s main concern is the displacement of Palestinian civilians into the Sinai, with it having no objection to an Israeli assault on Rafah if such displacement does not occur. Other Israeli media sources, as well as The New York Times, reported that Israeli officials said Cairo had informed Tel Aviv that …