Israel eyes on beefing up ‘military pressure’ on Hamas in ‘coming days’

Netanyahu has repeatedly said that the army will launch a ground assault on Rafah – a southern Gaza city so far spared an Israeli invasion where over 1.5 million Palestinians have taken refuge

Israel Sunday vowed to increase “military pressure” on Palestinian resistant group Hamas to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza.

“In the coming days we will increase the military and political pressure on Hamas because this is the only way to free our hostages,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video statement on the eve of the Jewish holiday of Passover, threatening to “deliver additional and painful blows” without specifying.

Despite an international outcry, Netanyahu has repeatedly said that the army will launch a ground assault on Rafah, a southern Gaza city so far spared an Israeli invasion where over 1.5 million Palestinians have taken refuge.

Source: AFP