Netanyahu: Israel ‘one step away’ from winning war with Hamas 

Palestinians who had taken refuge in Rafah, leave the city to return to Khan Yunis after Israel pulled its ground forces out of the southern Gaza Strip, on Apr. 7, 2024. A man stands in the midst of devastation caused by months of Israeli bombardment in Khan Yunis on Apr. 7, 2024, after Israel pulled its ground forces out of the southern Gaza Strip.

Six months into Israel’s war with Hamas, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Sunday that it is near victory as the country pulled troops out of southern Gaza while maintaining a “significant force” elsewhere in Gaza.