‘This is a time for war’: Israel will not agree to ceasefire with Hamas, says Netanyahu

The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said ‘just as the United States would not agree to a ceasefire after the bombing of Pearl Harbour or after the terrorist attack of 911, Israel will not agree to a cessation of hostilities with Hamas’. He said a ceasefire would mean ‘surrendering to terrorism’ and continued: ‘The Bible says that there is a time for peace and a time for war. This is a time for war’

Israel-Hamas war live: Netanyahu says Israel will not agree to ceasefire in Gaza, adding ‘this is a time for war’