Israel-Gaza war will continue for months, IDF chief warns - BBC News

There are no shortcuts in the fight against Hamas, the army chief insists as Israel pounds Gaza.

26 December 2023Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsIsrael-Gaza warImage source, ReutersImage caption, Israel insists there will be no peace until Hamas is destroyedBy Henri AstierBBC NewsIsrael's war with Hamas militants in Gaza will continue for "many more months", Israel's army chief has said.

"There are no magic solutions," Herzi Halevi told reporters. On Monday PM Benjamin Netanyahu warned that the campaign was "not close to being over".

Israel says it hit more than 100 sites on Tuesday. It is reportedly extending ground operations to central Gaza.

Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry says 20,915 Palestinians have been killed in more than 11 weeks of fighting.

The war began on 7 October after Hamas led a wave of deadly attacks on communities inside Israel. About 1.9 million have been internally displaced by Israeli bombardments since then, the UN says.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67824421?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

---