If attacking Rafah is so important to Israel's war effort, why did they wait till now to do it?

The goal is a greater Israel. Ethnic cleansing leading to Palestinians becoming a minority is the current objective. This is not a reaction to October 7. This is prior plan, which is enabled by the Hamas blunder of October 7. Netanyahu had leaked his dream in Sept at UN. Gaza is nothing but a Prison camp. Through multiple operations over the years the Palestinian has been pushed into Gaza and restricted in the confines. October 7 was not war. It was a jailbreak. And a welcome excuse for Israel to start the next stage of its operation.

Israel Practises apartheid. And is committing holocaust. Western Europe and America support this due to their larger interests. Sadly, Germany is supporting the holocaust in spite of its past. Thankfully, South Africa has opposed the apartheid of Israel due to its conscience. America continues to support Israels excesses due to the Israel lobby operating in US. No American politician either ruling or opposition can think of opposing this lobby. They will run dry of political funding.

But it is now proven, that Israel stands isolated from the rest of the world due to its excesses committed since October 7. Even big brother will find it difficult to support any further. The question only is how long before America and it’s NATO puppets fund it embarrassing to face their moral conscience