He added that Israel has asked Egypt, which shares a border with Gaza, to open it up to Gazan civilians who wish the flee the seven-month Israel-Gaza war
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Israel will eliminate the four remaining Hamas battalions in Rafah, but will not necessarily eliminate every Hamas fighter in the southern Gazan city, government spokesperson David Mencer said in a press briefing.
He added that Israel has asked Egypt, which shares a border with Gaza, to open it up to Gazan civilians who wish the flee the seven-month Israel-Gaza war, but the request has been declined.
(Reporting by Maytaal Angel; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
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