Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu believes preparations for an offensive on the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip will “take a little time” as the Jewish state continued to hit other Palestinian areas on Wednesday. The United States and other Western powers are worried about Israel extending its war south and into Rafah, which aid agencies say is home to 1 million people who fled from the north and central areas of Gaza because of Israeli bombardment. In a video address on Wednesday, Netanyahu said that he had told US President Joe Biden during their last phone call that it was not possi…