American diplomat: Israel must forget the exchange deal if it launches an attack on Rafah. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said that Israel must defeat the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and destroy it so that it can return the kidnapped people to their families.
Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli occupation army has been waging a devastating war on the Gaza Strip, which led to the death of more than 29,000 people. And that through a pause, even if temporary, discussions could continue that would eventually end the war.