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Date for Israeli invasion of Rafah set

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that a date has been set for an Israeli invasion of Rafah, Gaza's last refuge for displaced Palestinians, without disclosing that date. He made his statement as a new round of cease-fire talks was ongoing in Cairo.

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  1. New York Post

    Netanyahu declares ‘there is a date’ for Rafah invasion as Hamas claims ‘no ability’ to free 40 hostages (opens New York Post)

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    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu affirmed Monday that he plans to forge ahead with a long-anticipated and controversial military operation in the Gaza Strip city of Rafah -- as Hamas reportedly claimed there are fewer than 40 women, elderly and ailing hostages who it can account for.

  2. Deutsche Welle

    Israel-Hamas war: Netanyahu sets 'date' for Rafah offensive – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu has said "there is a date" set for an offensive in Rafah, just a day after the IDF said it had reduced troop numbers in southern Gaza. Follow DW for more.

  3. The Washington Free Beacon

    'There Is a Date': Netanyahu Says Rafah Invasion 'Will Happen' (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday announced the Israel Defense Forces will follow through with its planned invasion of Gaza’s Rafah and that the launch date has been chosen.

  4. Voice of America

    Netanyahu: Date set for Rafah attack, which US opposes (opens Voice of America)

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    US says Hamas has been handed a cease-fire, hostage-release plan

  5. WFMZ Allentown

    The Latest | Netanyahu vows to carry out Rafah invasion, which US says would be a mistake (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has escalated his pledge to invade Rafah. In a video statement Monday, he declared: “It will happen. There is a date,” without elaborating. He

  6. Forbes

    Israel Moving Ahead With Plan To Attack Rafah: ’There Is A Date,’ Netanyahu Says (opens Forbes)

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    Dozens of countries have warned against an attack by Israel in the city of Rafah in Gaza, where the last stronghold of Hamas and roughly 1.5 million refugees are located.

  7. Triblive

    Netanyahu vows to carry out Rafah invasion, which U.S. says would be a mistake (opens Triblive)

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    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has escalated his pledge to invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah, saying a date has been set for the ground offensive into the city filled with around 1.4 million Palestinians, most of whom are displaced from other parts of the Gaza Strip. The United

  8. Green Field Reporter

    The Latest | Netanyahu vows to carry out Rafah invasion, which US says would be a mistake - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has escalated his pledge to invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah, which is filled with around 1.4 million Palestinians, most of whom are displaced from other parts of the Gaza Strip. “It will happen.

  9. CNN

    Live updates: Israel-Hamas war, Rafah invasion, ceasefire talks (opens CNN)

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    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the date has been set for a military ground offensive into Rafah, where about 1.5 million Palestinians are sheltering. Follow for live updates. Follow for live updates.

  10. Fox News

    Netanyahu presses importance of Rafah invasion to eliminate Hamas: 'No force in the world will stop us' (opens Fox News)

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    President Biden, on a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week, indicated the U.S. would reconsider its support if Israel didn't do more to protect civilians.

  11. Voice of America

    Date for Israeli invasion of Rafah set (opens Voice of America)

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    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that a date has been set for an Israeli invasion of Rafah, Gaza's last refuge for displaced Palestinians, without disclosing that date. He made his statement as a new round of cease-fire talks was ongoing in Cairo.

  12. New York Post

    Netanyahu warns that ‘no force in the world’ will stop IDF’s looming Rafah incursion: ‘Will complete the elimination’ (opens New York Post)

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    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that "no force in the world" will stop the IDF's looming advancement into Rafah, the Gaza Strip's most populous city harboring more than 1 million refugees.

  13. Voice of America

    Netanyahu says Israel will go forward into Rafah (opens Voice of America)

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    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel will go forward with its planned operation into Rafah to root out remaining Hamas fighters. The Iranian foreign minister visits Damascus after the embassy there was attacked. An update from Kyiv and a look at drought in Africa

  14. Al Jazeera

    Israel says ‘date set’ for Rafah invasion amid ongoing Gaza ceasefire talks (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Hamas says Israel is not acceding to demands of a military withdrawal and allowing Palestinians to return home.

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