The office of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stated today, Friday, that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan for military escalation in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, aims to push Palestinians to abandon their land. The presidency held both the Israeli and American governments responsible for the repercussions of this plan. The Palestinian presidency called in a statement for the "United Nations Security Council to fulfill its responsibilities, as the occupation's undertaking of this step threatens security and peace in the region and the world, and that it crosses all red lines."