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 9/11, 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’
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