Israel will destroy the final Hamas battalions and take control of Rafah within weeks, Israeli General Amir Avivi told The Sun.
"The IDF is moving step by step and taking control of Rafah," Amir Avivi said.
This comes as eight Israeli soldiers were killed in a blast in the Gaza Strip while forces continue to push in and around the southern city of Rafah.
The Israeli troops were all killed inside an armoured personnel carrier during an ambush by Hamas fighters, the military said.
The IDF convoy was returning from an overnight offensive on Hamas in which they killed some 50 gunmen when the terror group ambushed the soldiers.
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