Netanyahu vows to ‘finish the job’ in Gaza as Ramadan deadline for Rafah mooted

Benjamin Netanyahu (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has brushed off growing calls to halt the military offensive in Gaza, vowing to “finish the job” as a colleague threatened to invade the southern city of Rafah if remaining Israeli hostages are not freed by Ramadan.

Israel’s government has not publicly discussed a timeline for a ground offensive on Rafah, where more than half the enclave’s 2.3 million Palestinians have sought refuge, but retired general Benny Gantz, part of Mr Netanyahu’s three-member war cabinet, represents an influential voice.