JERUSALEM: Israel will push on with its offensive in opposition to Hamas, together with into the southern Gaza metropolis of Rafah, regardless of rising worldwide strain to cease, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Thursday. Netanyahu has vowed to destroy Hamas after its fighters attacked southern Israel on Oct. 7, killing 1,200 folks and abducting 253, based on Israeli tallies.Greater than 30,000 folks have been killed in Gaza throughout Israel’s subsequent offensive, Palestinian well being authorities estimate, prompting worldwide criticism and condemnation. “There is international pressure and it’s growing, but particularly when the international pressure rises, we must close ranks, we need to stand together against the attempts to stop the war,” he stated. About 1.5 million persons are estimated to be crammed into Rafah, on the southernmost fringe of the enclave near the border with Egypt, most of them having fled their properties additional north to flee Israel’s navy onslaught. Addressing a commencement ceremony at a coaching faculty for Israeli military officers, Netanyahu additionally stated Israel should push again in opposition to a “calculated attempt” guilty it for Hamas’ crimes. He added that Israel would function all through Gaza, “including Rafah, the last Hamas stronghold”. “Whoever tells us not to act in Rafah is telling us to lose the war and that will not happen,” Netanyahu stated.
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