Hamas Rockets Rain Down on Israel as Netanyahu Rejects Pressure To Halt Assault on Rafah

Mr. Netanyahu also announces that the operations of Hamas-friendly Qatari news network, Al Jazeera, would cease immediately in Israel.

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Friends and relatives of the Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip by Hamas attend a rally calling for their release at Tel Aviv Saturday. AP/Ohad Zwigenberg

Israel this week briefed Biden administration officials on a plan to evacuate Palestinian civilians ahead of a potential operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah aimed at rooting out Hamas terrorists, according to U.S. officials familiar with the talks.

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