The head of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, has said that Gaza without Hamas is a “delusion” and that an Israeli attack in Rafah killed 24 people1.
A truce at this point in the fight, according to Israel’s foreign minister Eli Cohen, would be “a gift” to Hamas and enable it to regroup. Additionally, he declared that Israel will go on the Gaza War “with or without international support” 2.
After one of the worst single engagements of the conflict for its soldiers in Gaza, Israel has promised to fight until it defeats Hamas. 3