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On day 32 of the Israel-Hamas war, more foreign passport holders exited the besieged Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Tel Aviv will be responsible for Gaza’s security indefinitely after the war, and the Israeli army announced it has completely cut off Gaza City from the rest of the strip.
Netanyahu also told foreign ambassadors that there was “no substitute” for winning the war but to keep fighting. He reiterated that no ceasefire will take place unless Hamas agrees to the “unconditional” release of more than 200 hostages.
Terrorists attacked southern Israel on Oct. 7, killing more than 1,400 people, burning houses, and abducting people, triggering bloody encounters between Israeli troops and Hamas militants that. The latest blow up of tensions stem from the decades-long Israel-Palestine conflict over territorial disputes.