JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that a date has been set for an offensive in the city of Rafah, which Israel says is one of the last Hamas strongholds in Gaza.

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He did not say when the invasion would occur but reiterated that victory over Hamas “requires entry into Rafah and the elimination of the terrorist battalions there. It will happen – there is a date,” Netanyahu said in a video statement.