Israel’s goal is “to destroy the Hamas battalions in Rafah,” but it will not do so “as long as it holds the population,” Netanyahu said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after a meeting on Sunday with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, is willing to postpone a previously announced offensive on the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip. This was reported by AFP.
During the meeting, Scholz called on Israel to negotiate a “longer ceasefire.” The politician again warned Netanyahu against conducting an offensive in Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees have been displaced in recent months.
The chancellor pointed out to Netanyahu the large number of civilian casualties in the Gaza Strip.
Scholz is also pushing for a significant improvement in the humanitarian aid situation in the enclave.
“We cannot stand by and watch Palestinians die of hunger. More humanitarian aid is needed, continuous and credible,” he stressed.
Netanyahu said Israel’s goal for now is to “destroy the remaining terrorist battalions (of Hamas) in Rafah.” edit.)” However, he said, Israel will not do this “as long as we keep the population in the area.”
Let’s remember that Olaf Scholz, during a visit to Israel on Sunday, March 17, announced the “very high cost” of the Israeli offensive against the Hamas group in Gaza.
As is known, at the end of February, Netanyahu presented a plan for a post-war settlement in Gaza.
Source: korrespondent
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