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Netanyahu says Israel won't invade Rafah with civilians 'locked in place'

Barbed wire surrounds a camp for displaced people in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on March 17, 2024. © AFP, Mohammed Abed

Israeli Prime Minister Binjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel would not leave civilians trapped in Rafah when its forces begin a long-expected assault on the southern Gaza city where more than 1 million Palestinians are sheltering.  Earlier Sunday, he said  "no amount of international pressure" would stop Israel from meeting its goals in the war. Israeli  negotiators were preparing for new truce talks in Qatar. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded. 

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