Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday the country\u2019s military is nearing the \u201cend of the stage of eliminating\u201d Hamas\u2019 army in Gaza. <\/p>\n
\u201cI returned yesterday from a visit to the Gaza Division. I saw very considerable achievements in the fighting being carried in Rafah. We are advancing to the end of the stage of eliminating the Hamas terrorist army; we will continue striking its remnants,\u201d Netanyahu said, speaking to a group of mainly Israeli and international military officials studying at the National Security College. <\/p>\n
He again vowed that Israel would achieve its goals in its war against Hamas: returning hostages from Gaza, eliminating Hamas\u2019 military and governing capabilities, ensuring that Gaza will not constitute a threat against Israel and also returning displaced Israeli residents securely to their homes in both the south and the north. <\/p>\n
Before launching a military operation in Rafah in May, Israeli leaders had maintained that the southern Gaza city was the last stronghold of Hamas. <\/p>\n
Netanyahu said last month that the \u201cintense phase of the war with Hamas (in Gaza) is about to end,\u201d and that the military\u2019s focus could then shift to Israel\u2019s northern border with Lebanon. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt doesn\u2019t mean that the war is going to end, but the war in its current stage is going to end in Rafah. This is true. We will continue mowing the grass later,\u201d Netanyahu told Channel 14 Television on June 23. <\/p>\n
Israel launched its military offensive in Gaza after the Hamas-led October 7 attacks on southern Israel, in which at least 1,200 people were killed and more than 250 others were abducted. <\/p>\n
Israeli attacks in Gaza have since killed\u00a0at least 37,718\u00a0Palestinians and injured another\u00a086,377\u00a0people, according to Gaza health officials. <\/p>\n\n
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