Netanyahu agrees with Scholz: eliminate Hamas. Netanyahu says the civilian population will be brought to safety ahead of a planned offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
Israel wants to destroy Hamas and free the hostages from the control of the terrorist organization. Jordan's King Abdullah II called for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in the Gaza war. The Gaza war was triggered by a terrorist attack on Israel by the Palestinian Hamas on October 7th. The Israeli Prime Minister approved the controversial ground offensive in Rafah on Friday.