Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Gaza on Monday, meeting with soldiers in the besieged enclave and pledging to push on with the war against Hamas, as pressure on his government increased to recover hostages still held by the militant group.
“Whoever talks about stopping, there is no such thing,” Netanyahu told soldiers on a visit to an army staging ground in the north of the strip, the area of Gaza that has suffered the heaviest bombardment since the start of the war on October 7, and where Israel claims to have secured military control over large areas.
“The war will continue until the end,” Netanyahu said, in an exchange published by the government together with photos of the Israeli leader in military gear, meeting the troops and being briefed by Israel Defense Forces commanders.