Benjamin Netanyahu
“I am not willing to stop the war,” Netanyahu told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.
“We have every expectation that if Hamas agrees to the proposal—as was transmitted to them, an Israeli proposal—that Israel would say ‘Yes.’”
The address will be the Israeli premier’s fourth, the highest-ever for a foreign leader • Sen. Bernie Sanders says he will boycott the address, calling Netanyahu a “war criminal.”
The key members of Netanyahu’s coalition said that they will not be part of a government that ends the war without defeating Hamas.
The Israeli prime minister is to “share the Israeli government’s vision for defending democracy, combating terror and establishing a just and lasting peace in the region.”
“The world is watching the barbarity of ... a psychopath ... who feeds on blood,” said the Turkish leader.
The South Carolina Republican said he will do all he can to hold the International Criminal Court accountable.
“We are committed—in both the civilian and military spheres—to returning the residents safely to their communities and their homes. This is one of the objectives of the war and we are not conceding it.”
A poll revealed that 70% of the public would like elections pushed forward, but also showed a strengthening of the coalition.
“I will not end the war before achieving all our goals. Our fallen heroes will not have died in vain,” declared the Israeli prime minister.
At a recent private fundraiser with Jewish donors, the U.S. Republican presidential candidate affirmed Israel’s right to continue “its war on terror.”
The overall budget for the hard-hit region now totals 6.5 billion shekels, or roughly 1.8 billion in U.S. dollars.
