Israel on Sunday rejected growing calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, with military specialists saying that forces are set to intensify their operations against
Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu attends a special session of Israel's parliament, to approve and swear in a new right-wing government, in Jerusalem Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, with no time frame set for their activities.
“We say this to our friends and to our enemies. We will simply continue until we defeat them. We have no alternative.” “They don’t work with the clock in their hands and the order is to do the job professionally, step by step to try to avoid any casualties even though nothing is for free,” Itamar Yaar, former deputy head of Israel’s National Security Council, told Reuters.
Blinken, in the region for a second time in less than a month as part of U.S. efforts to prevent the Israel-Hamas war from spreading, has rejected ceasefire calls. Israeli security sources said Israel could be open to a limited pause in fighting for a few hours, depending on the circumstances on the ground.
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