{"id":16064,"date":"2024-02-26T00:47:50","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T00:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/26\/netanyahu-vows-to-invade-rafah-regardless-of-potential-cease-fire-with-hamas-it-will-happen\/"},"modified":"2024-02-26T00:47:50","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T00:47:50","slug":"netanyahu-vows-to-invade-rafah-regardless-of-potential-cease-fire-with-hamas-it-will-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/26\/netanyahu-vows-to-invade-rafah-regardless-of-potential-cease-fire-with-hamas-it-will-happen\/","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu vows to invade Rafah regardless of potential cease-fire with Hamas: \u2018It will happen\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"paywall has-gated-overlay gated-article-body\">\n<p class=\"speakable\">Israel will carry out an invasion of the Gaza Strip city of Rafah, regardless of whether or not it reaches a hostage exchange agreement with Hamas, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Netanyahu made the statement during a Sunday morning appearance on CBS\u2019s \u2018Face the Nation\u2019 with host Margaret Brennan. He stated that Israel was still engaged in hostage negotiations, but added that the Jewish state was committed to rooting out Hamas with as little harm to civilians as possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018If we have a deal, it will be delayed somewhat, but it will happen. If we don\u2019t have a deal, we\u2019ll do it anyway,\u2019 Netanyahu said of the Rafah operation.<\/p>\n<p>He went on to say that any Israeli operation in Rafah would signal that Israel is just \u2018weeks away\u2019 from total victory in the war against Hamas.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-media twitter\">\n<div class=\"tweet-embed\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The new timing is a far cry from statements Netanyahu and other Israeli officials have made in recent weeks. Netanyahu had previously predicted that the war would last \u2018many more months.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. has insisted that Israel implement a plan to protect civilians in the event of a Rafah invasion. Brennan said Netanyahu told her that he was meeting \u2018with the General Staff to discuss the \u2018dual plan\u2019 of how to evacuate Palestinian civilians from Rafah &amp; how to lay siege to Hamas battalions there,\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli government also released its post-war plan for Gaza on Friday, a deal that was immediately rejected by Palestinian officials.<\/p>\n<p>Under the plan, Israel would seek open-ended control over security and civilian affairs in the Gaza Strip. Netanyahu\u2019s government has flatly rejected calls for a two-state solution, which President Biden\u2019s administration continues to push for.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli Parliament backed Netanyahu\u2019s rejection of any \u2018unilateral\u2019 recognition of a Palestinian state last week.<\/p>\n<p>The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>This post appeared first on FOX NEWS<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel will carry out an invasion of the Gaza Strip city of Rafah, regardless of whether or not it reaches a hostage exchange agreement with Hamas, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday. Netanyahu made the statement during a Sunday morning appearance on CBS\u2019s \u2018Face the Nation\u2019 with host Margaret Brennan. 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