Netanyahu criticizes those calling for an end to the war in Gaza: “Have you forgotten October 7 so quickly?” The Israeli Prime Minister describes as “totally inappropriate” that the Democratic leader in the US Senate urged him to call early elections. “It is wrong to try to replace the elected leaders of a sister democracy, of a firm ally, but especially in the middle of a war,” he criticized.

Netanyahu has rushed to grant interviews - with an almost identical message - to the American television networks Fox and CNN.