“Israeli” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) will invade the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip "with or without" a truce with Hamas - according to a statement by his office.

"The idea that we will halt the war before achieving all of its goals is out of the question. We will enter Rafah and we will eliminate the Hamas battalions there with or without a deal, in order to achieve total victory," Netanyahu told representatives of the captives’ families.

The representatives urged Netanyahu and “Israel’s” National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi to continue the war and to resist international pressure - according to Hebrew media.

Netanyahu is also scheduled to meet with the National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir later today.

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