Netanyahu vows to invade Rafah “with or without” ceasefire agreement
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed again on Tuesday to launch an invasion into the southern Gaza Strip, even as a renewed push for a ceasefire deal showed glimmers of a potential breakthrough.After seven months of war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, the United States, Qatar and several other countries hope to broker a ceasefire, and Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is visiting the Middle East to push for a agreement.But with Hamas arguing that any deal should include an end to the war, and with right-wing politicians in Israel threatening to leave the ruling coalition if the long-planned incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah is delayed , Netanyahu said Israel reserved the right to continue fighting.“The idea of stopping the war before achieving all its objecti...