The Israeli army will make sure civilians in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip are brought to safety if the military carries out an operation there, an army spokesman said on Friday. Spokesman Arye Shalicar said that leaders of Hamas were suspected to be in the city on the border with Egypt, along with many remaining fighters from the Islamist terrorist group. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had said on Thursday that Israel would advance on Rafah despite international pressure. Israel’s war against Hamas, which began following Hamas-led massacres in Israel on October 7, started with a…