Israel’s war on Gaza updates: Netanyahu asks military to submit Rafah plan

The Israeli prime minister says he orders military to develop a dual plan to evacuate civilians from Rafah and defeat the remaining Hamas fighters.

Mourners carry the bodies of Palestinian children Zein and Watin Saleh as well as the child Motaz Al-Mashukhi, killed in Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza strip
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By Linah Alsaafin and Brian Osgood
Published On 9 Feb 2024
  • The Israeli prime minister says he has ordered the military to develop a plan to both evacuate civilians from Rafah and defeat the remaining Hamas battalions.
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