According to a report by Sahara Reporters on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Hamas fighters in Gaza will soon be subdued by the nation's armed forces.
On Monday, Netanyahu made reference to this, stating that the stage of "eliminating" Hamas' army was drawing closer.
In addition, he pledged that Israel would prevail in its conflict with Hamas and that it would rescue its hostages from Gaza, destroy Hamas' ability to rule and use force, guarantee that Gaza won't pose a threat to Israel, and safely repatriate its displaced citizens to both the north and the south.
Israeli officials had insisted that Rafah, in southern Gaza, was Hamas' final stronghold before beginning a military attack there in May.
The "intense phase of the war with Hamas (in Gaza) is about to end," according to Netanyahu's statement from last month, after which the military's attention may turn to Israel's northern border with Lebanon.
Following the strikes on southern Israel conducted by Hamas on October 7, which resulted in at least 1200 deaths and over 250 kidnappings, Israel began its military campaign in Gaza.
According to Gaza health officials, Israeli attacks in Gaza have since resulted in at least 37,718 Palestinian deaths and 86,377 injuries.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) postponed deciding whether to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes in Gaza, as SaharaReporters had previously documented.
The UK was given the opportunity to provide legal reasons challenging the ICC's jurisdiction over the case, which led to the postponement.
The Prime Minister said, “I returned yesterday from a visit to the Gaza Division. I saw very considerable achievements in the fighting being carried in Rafah. We are advancing to the end of the stage of eliminating the Hamas terrorist army; we will continue striking its remnants.”