Minister- President Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel remained committed to his proposed ceasefire and hostage deal in the Gaza Strip, and Israel's army chief said the remaining forces of the Palestinian militant group Hamas. in the city of Rafah are almost liquidated, reported Reuters, quoted by BTA.
"We are committed to the Israeli proposal, which US President Joe Biden welcomes. Our position has not changed. The second thing, which does not contradict the first, is that we will not end the war until we destroy "Hamas", Netanyahu said in a speech in the Israeli Knesset.
The Chief of the General Staff of the Israeli Army stated that the brigade of the Palestinian armed group "Hamas" in the city of Rafah is almost liquidated, reported Reuters.
"It is clear that we are approaching the moment when we can say that we have eliminated the Rafah Brigade, that it has been defeated, not in the sense that there are no more terrorists, but in the sense that it can no longer function as a combat unit", pointed out gen. Hertsi Halevi.