Hyderabad, April 15 -- Israeli Finance Minister BezalelSmotrichhas renewed his demand to "invade Rafahand impose control over the entire Gaza Strip".

"Abandoning Israeli red lines and pursuing Hamas in order to reach an agreement will only remove the opportunity to return all detainees," Smotrich posted on X on Sunday, April 14.

He added, "It is time to learn lessons, change direction, and head to Rafah now, and restore full Israeli control over the entire Gaza Strip."

Warnings are increasing over the Israeli bombing of Rafah, with preparations to invade it by land. This poses a danger to displaced people who have taken refuge there as the last resort in the southern Strip.

Smotrich remarks came after Netanyahu's office announced that...