Jerusalem [Israel], February 18 (ANI): Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded on February 17 to rising appeals from world leaders to avoid a ground operation in Rafah, remarking that doing so would mean “losing the war against Hamas,” as reported by The Times of Israel. “Those who want to prevent us from operating in Rafah are essentially telling us: ‘Lose the war.’ I won’t let that happen,” he vowed at an evening press conference in Jerusalem. “We won’t capitulate to any pressure,” he said. According to The Times of Israel, Rafah, located on the Gaza-Egypt border, is the final rem…