"It is not possible to achieve the war objectives of eliminating Hamas and at the same time leave 4 of its battalions in Rafah."
Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu said this, according to his office, adding that "it is clear that a powerful operation in Rafah requires the eviction of civilians from the combat zones".
He serves - he explained - a "double plan": one for the elimination of the Hamas battalions, the other for the evacuation of the civilian population.
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