Top Israeli official Ron Dermer said on a podcast yesterday that even if the entire world turns against Israel, they will still invade Rafah and exterminate Hamas from existence.

His comments come as Joe Biden has asked the Israelis to come to Washington for strategic advice on Rafah while he’s also pushing for a six-week ceasefire.

Here’s more from Bloomberg:

A top Israeli official said his country’s military is ultimately going to invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah and defeat Hamas “even if the entire world turns on Israel, including the United States.”

“We are going to go in and finish this job, and anybody who doesn’t understand that doesn’t understand that the existential nerve of the Jews was touched” by the Oct. 7 attack when Hamas operatives killed 1,200 and abducted 250, Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer said on a US podcast posted online Thursday.