Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that the war in Gaza will only end after the second phase of the truce is completed, which includes disarming Hamas. “Phase B also involves the disarming of Hamas or more precisely, the demilitarisation of the Gaza Strip, following the stripping of Hamas of its weapons,” Netanyahu told right-wing Channel 14. “When that is successfully completed, hopefully in an easy way, but if not, in a hard way, then the war will end,” he added. Meanwhile, Israel announced that the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will remain closed “until further notice.” The Palestinian embassy in Egypt had said the crossing would reopen on Monday for people returning to Gaza. Netanyahu’s office said the reopening will depend on how Hamas fu

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