Israeli army announced on Sunday the withdrawal of its troops from the south of the Palestinian enclave. They are preparing ‘to continue their missions’ on the border with Egypt, declared Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
Benyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, reaffirmed his determination to eradicate Hamas “across the entire Gaza Strip, including in Rafah”, a city which he presents as the last great bastion of the Islamist movement. Israel maintains its planned offensive on the city of Rafah.