Netanyahu warns that “international pressure” will not prevent an offensive on Rafah

The Israeli Prime Minister warned on Sunday that the “international pressure“will not prevent Israel launch an offensive Rafawhere more than 1.5 million Palestinians are packed into southern Linkaccording to the UN.

“No international pressure will prevent us from achieving all the objectives of our war” against the Palestinian Islamic movement Hamasdeclared Benjamin Netanyahuaccording to a statement from his office.

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“We will perform in Rafah, it will take a few weeks, but it will happen“, added the leader, during his government meeting.

His remarks came before a security cabinet meeting to define Israeli conditions in negotiations with Hamas for a six-week truce and a hostage exchange for Palestinian prisoners.

Netanyahu is also expected to meet with the head of the German government, Olaf Scholz.

Both the German politician and the international community warned of the consequences that a land invasion in Rafah would entail.

Netanyahu’s office reported on Friday that the leader approved the “action plans”of the army for an operation in that border town with Egypt.

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“More than a million people have taken refuge there and have nowhere to go. We need a ceasefire now“, warned German diplomacy.

Israel search delete “the last battalions of Hamas” in that city in the far south of Linkwhere thousands of displaced people arrived fleeing bombings in the narrow and besieged territory.

The American president, Joe Bidenan ally of Israel, warned that without a plan to evacuate civilians, an invasion of Rafah would mean crossing a “Red line”.

Source: Elcomercio

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