The United States is attributing Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's pronouncement earlier this week that a date had been set for the Israel Defense Forces to enter Rafah to political posturing.
The United States is attributing Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's pronouncement earlier this week that a date had been set for the Israel Defense Forces to enter Rafah to political posturing.
Matthew Miller, the U.S. State Department spokesman, told reporters on Monday, "To my knowledge, we have not been briefed on that date." "We are constantly working to achieve our goals—first and foremost the release of all our hostages and achieving a complete victory over Hamas. This victory requires entry into Rafah and the elimination of the terrorist battalions there," the premier said in a video released by his office.The premier reiterated on Tuesday that the Hamas battalions in Rafah will be defeated.
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