JERUSALEM POST
Netanyahu determined to continue Gaza operation despite pressure from Biden
by Lahav Harkov, Tovah Lazaroff
May 20, 2021

US President Joe Biden told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu he expects Israel to move towards a ceasefire with Hamas on Wednesday, but Netanyahu said Operation Guardian of the Walls will continue until Israeli citizens are secure. Following a phone call between the leaders, the White House said that Biden “expected a significant de-escalation today on the path to a ceasefire.”…“With every day that passes, we strike more abilities of the terrorist organizations,” Netanyahu said. “We are thwarting more senior commanders, toppling more terrorist towers, striking more arms caches.” READ MORE

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