Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s hard-right national security minister, has warned prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he will withdraw his support if the army does not launch an offensive in Rafah.
“If the Prime Minister decides to end the war without an extensive attack on Rafah in order to defeat Hamas, he will not have a mandate to continue serving as Prime Minister,” Mr Ben-Gvir said on Monday, in his most direct challenge to Mr Netanyahu’s leadership to date.]]>
