Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed the upcoming deployment of military forces to the city of Rafah, the last refuge for hundreds of thousands of forcibly displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip to destroy the “remaining Hamas battalions.”

Netanyahu assured this in an interview with an American television channel. ABC which will be broadcast this Sunday and from which The medium provided several excerpts.

“Let’s do it. We are going to finish off the terrorist battalions that remain in Rafah, which is their last bastion, but we are going to do it,” said the Israeli Prime Minister.

The President also claims that the civilian population of Rafah would have to “leave” the area. Although governments and international non-governmental organizations warned that the Palestinians had nowhere else to go and any process of withdrawal would be another forced displacement to nowhere, Netanyahu, as he did in his first statement on Friday, pressed ahead with his idea without giving up. Details of the fate of the population.

“We are going to do this while ensuring safe passage for civilians. so that he goes away,” the prime minister said and assured that his government was working on a “detailed plan.” “Part of our military effort is to prevent civilians from being injured. Part of Hamas’s war effort is to put an end to this,” he said.

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According to UN estimates, Half of Gazans are overcrowded in Rafah and surrounding areas. It is also the main entry point for humanitarian aid into the sector, with various organizations warning of the serious humanitarian consequences that an offensive in the area could have.

Last Saturday, while Israel’s allies such as Germany warned of a catastrophic tragedy that could occur in the city if the Israeli army entered, countries linked to the Palestinian cause such as Saudi Arabia and Jordan called for accountability.urgent meeting of the UN Security Council about this future invasion.

Prime Minister in this sense rejected international calls against the deployment. “Those who tell us that we cannot enter Rafah under any circumstances are simply telling us to lose the war and leave Hamas there,” the president responded.

(according to information from Europe Press)