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November 7, 2023

Netanyahu Rules Out Ceasefire, Says Israel Will Take Responsibility for Security in Gaza
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday Israel would take
responsibility for security in the Gaza Strip indefinitely, once its
military operations in the besieged Palestinian territory are complete.
Netanyahu also rejected international calls for a ceasefire to allow the
unfettered delivery of humanitarian aid.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "Well, there will be no ceasefire,
general ceasefire, in Gaza without the release of our hostages. As far
as tactical little pauses, an hour here, an hour there, we've had them
before. I suppose we'll check the circumstances in order to enable
goods, humanitarian goods, to come in, or hostages, individual hostages,
to leave. But I don't think there's going to be a general ceasefire."



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