Netanyahu Vows Rafah Attack, Pulls Out of Cease-fire Talks
Voice of America
Demonstrators gather to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's reported decision to recall Israeli representatives from cease-fire negotiations, in Jerusalem, Feb. 14, 2024. Palestinians fleeing the Israeli offensive on Khan Younis arrive at Rafah, Gaza Strip, Feb. 14, 2024.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed again Wednesday to attack Hamas militants in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, even as he pulled Israel out of cease-fire talks in Cairo because he said Hamas had not changed what he described as “ludicrous demands” to halt the fighting.
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