But a wider conflict could be exactly what Israel wants. From observing the noise and signals coming out of Israel - my assessment is that they will conduct a raid in Rafah ahead of
Eid al-
Fitr [to really insult Muslims] - this operation will be followed by settlers from the "Hill Top Youth" - to know more about them read my post here:
defencepk.com
The aim will be to provide the settlers with a security umbrella whilst they annex and illegally occupy land in Gaza. It is my thinking that they [Israel] seeks to occupy land it had previously occupied during operation "Cast Lead" and this time annex it through illegal settlements - refer to map below:
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They will then act all magnanimous and through their partners push for a multi-national peace keeping force to manage the ["Humanitarian" Aid Effort] via the make-shift jetty in Deir Al Balah - shutting down all points of access with the exception of the Karem Shalom crossing on the Rafah/Egyptian border.
As we have seen Israel has already closed off the previous entry/exit points for Palestinians:
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Their next goal after the Rafah operation - will be to expand the conflict by initiating some form of limited invasion of Lebanon - the signals especially if you consider that the Knesset has passed a law requiring orthodox jews to forcibly enlist in the army - this is not to prevent conscientious objectors - this is to bulk up IDF numbers ahead of a much larger campaign on the Norther border of Israel with Lebanon.