Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been facing growing calls for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, said on Sunday (Nov 5) that there would be no ceasefire in the Palestinian enclave until over 200 Israeli hostages were freed by Hamas. “There will be no ceasefire without the return of the hostages. This should be completely removed from the lexicon,” Prime Minister Netanyahu told crews at the Ramon air force base in southern Israel, the news agency Reuters reported.
“We say this to our friends and to our enemies. We will simply continue until we defeat them. We have no alternative,” he added.
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