Security officials on the kidnapping deal: "We will deal with a truce - but we fear that we will not be able to return to fight" Security officials made it clear in one of the discussions with the top political echelon that Israel cannot agree to such a move since it would force the end of the war and the return of Hamas to control the Gaza Strip. Officials in the defense system The Defense Forces said that the planning phase for a ground maneuver in Rafah is underway, and large parts of it have been presented to Defense Minister Yoav Galant and approved.