Netanyahu accuses Hamas of trying to “torpedo” entry into Rafah

Jerusalem, May 7 (EFE).- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said this Tuesday that Hamas’s announcement last night of accepting the ceasefire proposal in Gaza “demanded a torpedo entry” of its forces into Rafah, adding That “has not happened.” In a video message, the president defended the decision to take control of the Gazan end of the border crossing into Egypt, and said that in doing so the Israeli military had harmed Palestinian groups by depriving it of an “essential Has succeeded in damaging the capabilities of. cross. His words come as a new round of talks begin in Cairo to reach a comprehensive ceasefire in the Gaza Strip with the participation of delegations from Egypt, Qatar, the United States and Hamas, and an Israeli delegation. Awaiting arrival. Images: Israeli Government Press Office (GPO). Statement in Hebrew by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Translation: – Last night, with the consent of the War Cabinet, I ordered (the IDF) to take action in Rafah. They raised Israeli flags at the Rafah crossing and removed Hamas flags. Entering Rafah serves two main objectives of the war: returning our hostages and eliminating Hamas. In previous hostage releases we have already demonstrated that military pressure on Hamas is a necessary condition for the return of our hostages. Yesterday’s Hamas proposal was aimed at the entry of our forces into Rafah with torpedoes. It did not happen.