Netanyahu Vows to Move Civilians From Rafah, Then Smash Hamas

At a news conference, he says it’s only way to destroy group
He rejects Hamas demand to move Palestinians back to the north

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the military is preparing to move more than a million Palestinian civilians out of the southern Gaza city of Rafah, and then carry out an attack on the remaining Hamas fighting battalions there.

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By Ethan Bronner

March 31, 2024 at 6:27 PM UTC

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the military is preparing to move more than a million Palestinian civilians out of the southern Gaza city of Rafah, provide them with sufficient aid and then carry out an attack on the remaining Hamas fighting battalions there.

“It’s the right thing to do operationally and internationally,” he said Sunday night, speaking at a news conference in his Jerusalem office. “It takes time, but it will be done.”