In an interview with Anadolu news agency on Saturday, Haneyya stated: "It is very clear that the Israeli enemy has a decision to violate every point, every place and every city in Gaza, especially that it has been talking about Rafah for months."

Haneyya described the US position on Israel's intent to invade Rafah as "deceptive." He said, "They (Americans) talk about their need to see plans to avoid harm to civilians [in Rafah], but this is nothing but deception."

He further highlighted that all the civilians who were martyred in Gaza were killed by American weapons and missiles and with American political cover. He criticized Washington's use of its veto power against a ceasefire resolution at the Security Council, interpreting it as the US providing full cover for the continued killings and carnage in Gaza.

Haneyya also called on Egypt, Turkiye, Qatar, the European countries, and other concerned parties to take action to prevent the Israeli occupation regime from invading Rafah, stop its aggression against the population, and force it to withdraw its troops from Gaza.

However, he emphasized that "if the Israeli army decided to enter Rafah, then our Palestinian people will not raise the white flag and their resistance in Rafah is also ready to defend and protect itself and its people and confront the aggression." (ILKHA)