MOSCOW, April 8. /TASS/. Israel withdrew its 98th Division from the southern part of the Gaza Strip in order to prepare an assault on Rafah, Palestinian Ambassador to Moscow Abdel Hafiz Nofal said. said.

"This is a tactical move," he told TASS. "It was done in order to begin a serious assault on Rafah."

According to Nofal, this step is not a "complete withdrawal from the occupied territory."

Previously, the Kan radio station reported that the IDF withdrew its 97th Division, which has been carrying out an operation in Khan Yunis during the past 4 months, from the southern part of the Gaza Strip.