The Rafah offensive "will happen - there is a date", says Israeli Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a video statement in Jerusalem.
After six months of the bloodiest war in Gaza triggered by Hamas's 7 October attack, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insists that Israel is 'one step from victory' against the Palestinian militant group.
Israel has faced growing global opposition to the war, which has left the Palestinian territory in ruins, and Netanyahu faces intense political pressure at home.