Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
WASHINGTON DC, 4thJuly. Israel’s military Chief Herzi Halevi said on Wednesday that Israel has killed about 900 militants in Rafah since the beginning of Israel’s ground assault on Rafah in early May.
According to a statement released by the Israel Defense Forces the casualties include “at least one battalion commander, many company commanders, and many operatives,” Halevi said when inspecting a military logistic post in southern Gaza.
He added that the offensive in Rafah is expected to be completed within weeks, media reported.
“Now the effort focuses on the destruction of the infrastructure and the destruction of the underground infrastructure, and it takes time,” he said.
He noted “This campaign is long because we don’t want to leave Rafah with the infrastructure intact.”
According to the officials and news media reports, before the launch of the ground offensive, Rafah was one of the few locations where civilians sought refuge from the massive Israeli bombardments across the Gaza strip.
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