Netanyahu announces launch of Gaza offensive’s 3rd phase

Israel continues its ground operation in Gaza. Israeli Prime
Minister Netanyahu has stated that they will not agree to a ceasefire. 

Netanyahu has announced the launch of the third phase of the
military operations in Gaza. 

“We are at war. We have set ourselves the goal to destroy
Hamas’s military and administrative potential. And we are doing that
systematically. First, the blockade phase is completed. The second phase, i.e.,
making air strikes on them, is under way. In the third phase, the Israel
Defense Forces have expanded ground operations in the Gaza Strip. We are doing
it with calculated and powerful steps, steadily moving forward,” Netanyahu
said.