He said this at the graduation ceremony for the combat officers course.
“The Israel Defense Forces will continue to operate against all Hamas battalions throughout the Gaza Strip, including Rafah,” RIA Novosti quotes him as saying.
He also criticized those who oppose Israeli troops invading Rafaha.
“Those who tell us not to act in Rafah mean that we must lose the war.
This will not happen,” Netanyahu said.
It was previously reported that the death toll from IDF strikes on the Gaza Strip had risen to 30,800.