Palestinians stand in the ruins of the Chahine family home, after an overnight Israeli strike that killed at least two adults and five boys and girls under the age of 16 in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip.(AP)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that eliminating Hamas in the Gaza Strip is necessary for any rise of alternative Palestinian governance there, as, he argued, leaving Hamas in place would pose a threat to potential successors.
In a video statement, Netanyahu also pushed back against Western criticism of Israel’s military operation in the southern Gazan city of Rafah, saying: “The humanitarian catastrophe that was talked about hasn’t materialised, nor will it materialise.”
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