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Israel's Netanyahu says 'There is a date' for Rafah invasion

JERUSALEM, April 8 (Reuters) - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that a date has been set for an Israeli invasion of Rafah, Gaza's last refuge for displaced Palestinians, without disclosing that date as a new round of ceasefire talks take place in Cairo.

"Today I received a detailed report on the talks in Cairo, we are constantly working to achieve our goals, first and foremost the release of all our hostages and achieving a complete victory over Hamas," Netanyahu said.

"This victory requires entry into Rafah and the elimination of the terrorist battalions there. It will happen - there is a date."

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israels-netanyahu-says-there-is-date-rafah-invasion-2024-04-08/

Some warnings against this earlier:

EU: "An attack on Rafah would be absolutely catastrophic ... it would be unconscionable"
https://www.reuters.com/world/eu-warns-israel-against-catastrophic-rafah-offensive-2024-02-19/

UN: "Rafah invasion could lead to slaughter"
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/un-warns-israel-rafah-invasion-could-lead-slaughter-2024-02-13/

US VP Kamala Harris: "this would be a huge mistake, the White House would rule out nothing in terms of consequences"
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/24/kamala-harris-israel-gaza-war-rafah-netanyahu