The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahuhas confirmed the next entry of military forces into the city of Rafahlast refuge for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians forcibly displaced in the Gaza Strip, to eliminate “the remaining battalions of Hamas.”

Netanyahu has assured this in an interview with the American network ABC that will be broadcast this Sunday and from which the medium has already advanced some excerpts. “Let’s do it. We are going to eliminate the terrorist battalions that remain in Rafahwhich is its last bastion, but we are going to do it,” said the Israeli prime minister.

The president also maintains that the civilian population of Rafah will have to “leave” the area. Although governments and international NGOs have warned that the Palestinians no longer have a place to go and any exit process will be a new forced displacement to nowhere, Netanyahu, as he did on Friday in his first announcement, has insisted on his idea without giving for the moment more details of the fate of the population.

“Let’s do it while we grant safe passage to the civilian population to leave“, the prime minister indicated before ensuring that his government is working on “a detailed plan.” “Part of our war effort is to prevent civilians from being injured. Part of Hamas’ war effort is to end it like this,” he concluded.

The United Nations estimates that half of Gaza’s residents are overcrowded in Rafah and surrounding areas. Likewise, it is the main entry point for humanitarian aid to the Strip, which is why various organizations have warned of the serious humanitarian impact that an offensive in the area would have.

This past Saturday, while allies of Israel, such as Germany, warned of the catastrophic tragedy that could occur in the city if the Israeli Army enters, countries related to the Palestinian cause such as Saudi Arabia and Jordan have requested an urgent meeting of the Security Council of United Nations about this future incursion.

The prime minister, in this sense, has rejected international calls against this deployment. “Those who tell us that we cannot enter Rafah under any circumstances “They are simply telling us to lose the war and for Hamas to stay there,” the president responded.

Also this Sunday the Israeli Defense Minister, Yoav Gallanthas defended a “deepening” of the war in Gaza during an appearance in which he presented to attendees the Hamas Intelligence material seized by Israeli forces during their ground operation in the Strip.

The minister has indicated that the seizure of these materials benefits the Israeli authorities in the negotiations for the return of the dozens of hostages who are still in the hands of the Palestinian militias since October 7.

“Here we can see a small part of what was seized: missiles, explosives, mines, maps, documents and hard drives“Gallant explained in comments reported by the ‘Times of Israel’.

The minister assured that the Army “has penetrated the heart of Hamas’ most sensitive places” and that it is “using this data” against the militias. “The deeper we go into this operation, the closer we are to a realistic agreement for the hostages to return“, has said.