DAILY MAIL
Israel prepares to evacuate Rafah ahead of ground invasion to ‘defeat remaining Hamas battalions’ – hours after Biden condemned the IDF’s ‘over the top’ conduct
- Netanyahu made the announcement today following international criticism of Israel’s plan to invade the town
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the military to prepare a plan to evacuate the population of Rafah to defeat the remaining Hamas battalions.
It came hours after U.S. President Joe Biden said that he considers Israel‘s conduct in the war to be ‘over the top.’
Netanyahu made the announcement today ahead of an expected Israeli invasion of the southern Gaza town and following international criticism of Israel’s plan to invade the crowded town on Egypt‘s border.
‘It is impossible to achieve the goal of the war of eliminating Hamas by leaving four Hamas battalions in Rafah,’ Netanyahu’s office said.
‘On the contrary, it is clear that intense activity in Rafah requires that civilians evacuate the areas of combat.’..
