JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected international pressure to halt the war in Gaza in a fiery speech marking the country’s annual Holocaust memorial day, declaring: “If Israel is forced to stand alone, Israel will stand alone.”
The message, delivered in a setting that typically avoids politics, was aimed at the growing chorus of world leaders who have criticized the heavy toll caused by Israel’s military offensive against Hamas militants and have urged the sides to agree to a cease-fire.
Netanyahu has said he is open to a deal that would pause nearly seven months of fighting and bring home hostages held by Hamas. But he also says he remains committed to an invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah, despite widespread international opposition because of the more than 1 million civilians huddled there.
Related articles:
Related suggestion:
UK weather: Last month was the hottest April on record worldwide since 1940Police clearing ProNeighbour, 33, admits killing girl, 11, with poisonous gas used to kill bed bugsTiger Woods to feature at PGA Championship along with 16 LIV golfersFreya Allan goes braless in a longTikToker reveals the 'dystopian hack' that snuck her résumé past AI bots and landed her three jobsBiden heads to Wisconsin to laud a new Microsoft facility, meet voters — and troll TrumpMexico hit by hours of rolling blackouts due to high temperatures and low power generationUN food agency fears an escalation on the LebaneseHigh school students, frustrated by lack of climate education, press for change
0.1281s , 6490.2109375 kb
Copyright © 2024 Powered by Netanyahu uses Holocaust ceremony to brush off international pressure against Gaza offensive ,Culture Canvas news portal