The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continued their operation in Gaza’s Rafah on Saturday despite extensive international criticism, as the states mediating in the ongoing conflict called for an agreement to end the war. Soldiers found numerous weapons, tunnels and rockets in the town in the south of the Gaza Strip, the IDF said, adding that the army’s operations were precise and based on intelligence findings. Israel deems Rafah the last stronghold of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which triggered the current conflict in Gaza after killing hundreds of civilians in Israel on October 7. Many…