Ceasefire deal ‘must allow Israel to fight on’, Benjamin Netanyahu says
Any Gaza ceasefire deal must allow Israel to resume fighting until its objectives are met, prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday, as talks over a US plan aimed at ending the nine-month-old war were expected to restart.
Five days after Hamas accepted a key part of the plan, two officials from the Palestinian militant group said the group was awaiting Israel’s response to its latest proposal.
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