Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said this Sunday that the “intense” fighting in Rafah – in the south of the Gaza Strip – is “about to end”. How can we foresee the end of the war? Unfortunately no. “This does not mean that the war is about to end but the war in its intense phase is about to end in Rafah,” he said in an interview with Israeli channel 14 .
“After the end of the intense phase, we will be able to redeploy certain forces towards the north, and we will do so (…)”, added the Prime Minister, assuring that “the objective is to recover the hostages and uproot the Hamas regime in Gaza.
Protests against the war in Israel
Meanwhile, pressure is mounting in Israel, where tens of thousands of people demonstrated on Saturday evening to denounce the conduct of the war and call for the return of hostages still held in Gaza.
According to witnesses, shells on Sunday targeted the east, west and center of Rafah in southern Gaza, where the Israeli army has been carrying out a ground offensive since May 7. Airstrikes hit Gaza City (north) and tanks bombarded the Nousseirat camp (center). Fighter jets carried out raids on Saturday against “dozens of terrorist targets in the Gaza Strip, including military structures and infrastructure,” according to the army.
