2023-12-25 17:29:08
The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, was in Gaza on December 25 where he visited the soldiers carrying out the war against Hamas. In Parliament, he has assured that they will “intensify the fighting in the coming days in a war that will be long,” he stated.
First modification: 12/25/2023 – 16:29
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Tel Aviv correspondent’s report
Eighty days since the beginning of the war between Israel and Hamas, the Israeli army suffered more than fifteen casualties during the last weekend and the heavy rains of the last few days literally muddied the ground military operation.
Israel plans to transition from intensive offensive activity to selective operations in various areas of the Gaza Strip, although reinforcing attacks on the city of Khan Yunes, where Hamas leaders are supposedly taking refuge.
Israel is set to demarcate a security strip along the border between Israel and Gaza, more than a kilometer long, and work is already underway to level the area.
Egyptian sources said Hamas and Islamic Jihad rejected a proposal to give up their rule in the Gaza Strip and release more hostages in exchange for a permanent ceasefire.
The proposal, which received support from Qatar, included holding elections in the Strip and protecting Hamas and Islamic Jihad from persecution and prosecution.
On the northern front, the exchange of fire between Israel and Hezbollah continues without developing into an open war, while thousands of Israelis remain evacuated from their homes.
Today with our heroic fighters on the battlefield in the Gaza Strip.
I told them two things:
First thing – we will do everything to keep your safety, your life.
Second thing – we don’t stop and we won’t stop fighting. The war continues to the end. Until Hamas is finished, no less than that.
The people of Israel are proud of their warriors… pic.twitter.com/2xL6AODVXo
— Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu) December 25, 2023
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