PM Netanyahu has also issued a stern warning to Iran-backed Hezbollah, stating, It will be making the mistake of its life if it opens a new front in the conflict from its base in Lebanon.
The White House, through National Security Council spokesman John Kirby, stressed that a reoccupation by Israeli forces would not be in Israels or its peoples best interests.
It has been a month of the Israel Hamas War today, on November 7, 2023. PM Netanyahu has declined a general ceasefire and has agreed to little pauses for the release of hostages. - One Month of Israel-Hamas War: PM Netanyahu Declines General Ceasefire, Agrees to Little Pauses For Release of Hostages
PM Netanyahu has asserted that Israel would maintain the overall security responsibility in Gaza for an indefinite period once the war concludes. He reiterated that a general ceasefire would only be considered when all hostages held by Hamas are released.
The Palestinian health ministry said more than 9,700 Palestinians have been killed in the territory in nearly a month of war, more than 4,000 of them children. That toll likely will rise as Israeli troops advance into dense, urban neighbourhoods.