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Tel Aviv –
Prime Minister (PM) of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu explained his party’s intention to carry out military aggression in Rafah. He emphasized that it was to return the hostages held in Gaza and eliminate them Hamas.
“I ordered an operation in Rafah. Within a few hours, our troops raised the Israeli flag at the Rafah crossing and lowered the Hamas flag,” said Netanyahu as reported by CNN, Wednesday (8/5/2024).
He emphasized that there were two main objectives of military aggression in Rafah. One of them, he said, was to eliminate Hamas.
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“The entrance to Rafah has two main war objectives; the return of our hostages and the elimination of Hamas,” he stressed.
Netanyahu emphasized that it was necessary to apply military pressure to Hamas to free the hostages. He also mentioned that Hamas’ proposed ceasefire was simply to thwart the invasion of Rafah.
“Yesterday’s Hamas proposal was intended to torpedo our troops’ entry into Rafah. That did not happen,” he added.
Hamas accepted the ceasefire proposal late Monday, but Israel said the deal was still “far from” meeting its demands. Netanyahu confirmed that he had sent a team of Israeli negotiators to Cairo, Egypt’s capital, to continue to “stand firm” on Israel’s terms.
“Israel cannot accept proposals that endanger the security of our citizens and the future of our country,” he said.
Previously it was reported that Israel had deployed its troops, including tanks, for a ground attack on Rafah. Israel claims the attack was carried out to destroy Hamas.
The war in Gaza has been going on since October 2023. Israel’s attack on Gaza was carried out after Hamas carried out an attack that killed 1,200 people in Israel.
Israeli attacks left more than 34 thousand people dead and tens of thousands injured. The majority of victims are children and women.
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