Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu didn’t mince words. On Saturday, he said that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will march into the city of Rafah in southern Gaza — even if negotiators manage to arrive at a deal that would see Hamas release all remaining Israeli hostages.
“Even if we achieve it, we will enter Rafah,” Netanyahu said in a televised address. “We’re going to do it.”
According to Israel, 130 hostages are still held by Hamas.
There are currently an estimated 1.4…