The Bottom Line
- On the 31st day of the conflict, Hamas claimed that the 10,000 death mark had been crossed in the Gaza Strip.
- On Sunday night, the Israeli military announced a campaign of more intense bombing for "several days."
- On Monday, an Israeli soldier died after a stabbing attack outside a police station in East Jerusalem. The 16-year-old assailant was killed by Israeli police.
- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced an additional €25 million in aid for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
05:43
Netanyahu: No 'general ceasefire' in Gaza without hostage release
In the televised interview, Netanyahu once again rejected the idea of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
"There will be no ceasefire, no general ceasefire, in Gaza without the release of our hostages," he said
"With regard to ... The little breaks – an hour here, an hour there – we've already had them," he added.
"I guess we're going to look at the circumstances to allow the goods – the humanitarian goods – to come in or our hostages to leave. But I don't think there will be a general ceasefire," he reiterated. "It would hinder our efforts to get our hostages out, because the only thing that works on these criminals and on Hamas is the military pressure we exert," he said.
05:40
Netanyahu says Israel will take 'overall responsibility for security' in Gaza after war
Asked by ABC News about who should govern after the war, Netanyahu replied: "Those who don't want to continue on the path of Hamas."
"Israel will assume, for an indefinite period of time, overall responsibility for security" in the Palestinian territory, he added. "Because we've seen what happens when we don't have it. When we don't have this responsibility for security, we see the eruption of Hamas terror on a scale we could not imagine," he said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. ABIR SULTAN POOL/Pool via REUTERS
05:27
Hello!
And welcome to this live coverage of the war between Israel and Hamas.