Reports say Israel promised not to conduct Rafah ground operation before May, has changed its position on number, identities, of terrorists to be released in prisoner swap.
The Hezbollah-affiliated Al Akhbar newspaper on Wednesday reported that Egypt has received “US guarantees” that Israel will not conduct any sort of ground operation in Rafah before mid-May, at the earliest.
According ot the Egyptian sources, this promise will remain valid even if efforts to reach a prisoner swap deal fail.
In addition, arrangements will be made for the civilian population in Gaza, in order to avoid chaos in the area prior to the ground operation.




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