The Israel Defense Forces began targeted airstrikes against Hamas in eastern Rafah on Monday night local time despite claims from the terrorist organization that it had agreed to a ceasefire deal.
The Israeli War Cabinet has decided that Israel should go ahead with its operation in Rafah on Monday to “exert military pressure on Hamas in order to promote the release of our hostages and the other goals of the war,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in a statement.
Earlier on Monday, the IDF announced evacuation orders for the eastern neighborhoods of Rafah, the southernmost city in Gaza where more than a million Palestinians have sought refuge during the war.
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Following that announcement, Hamas released a statement claiming it had agreed to a ceasefire deal,
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