No ceasefire until hostages are released, says Netanyahu

Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed his rejection of a ceasefire in Gaza until hostages taken by Hamas during its 7 October attack are released amid escalating civilian casualties. The Israeli prime minister said: ‘There won’t be a ceasefire without the return of our hostages, take it completely out of the lexicon, we say it to our enemies and to our friends, and we’ll simply carry on until we win’

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