Netanyahu says stopping Gaza war now is ‘not an option’

The World

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is back in the Middle East. On Monday, he said Israel is offering an “extraordinarily generous” deal and that, “the only thing standing between the people of Gaza and ceasefire is Hamas.” But this morning, Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said whether there’s a ceasefire or not, the Israeli military will launch a ground offensive into Rafah. The World’s Matthew Bell reports. 

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