.THE ISRAEL DEFENCE FORCES (IDF) are preparing for an offensive against the area of Rafah, in the most southern tip of Gaza. It is the final redoubt of Hamas-- however is likewise home to some 1.5 m displaced Palestinians. Dreading a humanitarian misfortune, also Israel's closest ally, America, has notified against army operations certainly there. Yet Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, asserts that the IDF will certainly go in. He claims to possess a planning to protect private citizens. One Israeli official pointed out that the nation was purchasing 40,000 tents to plan for an emptying. Israel contends that it has regularly followed International Humanitarian Legislation (IHL) in Gaza. What exactly are its commitments?