This is consistent with what I have taken to be President Trump’s position, but I am not sure I have seen it officially reported before:
Benjamin Netanyahu said Donald Trump urged him to reject a partial ceasefire deal with Hamas and continue the war in Gaza with “full force”.
Israel’s prime minister refused to hold a vote on the proposed truce during a heated security cabinet meeting late on Sunday, claiming that the US president backed his expansion of the conflict.
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“Forget the partial deals. Go in with full force and finish this,” Mr Netanyahu quoted Mr Trump as saying, according to The Times of Israel.Before the meeting, Channel 12 said sources had told it that Mr Trump had pressed his Israeli counterpart to step up plans to defeat Hamas after losing faith in the gridlocked ceasefire negotiations.
Mr Trump’s new position, according to the sources, is the main reason Mr Netanyahu is pushing for either total control of Gaza or a full ceasefire on Israel’s terms.
In my opinion, Israel should continue its war of self-defense until all Hamas fighters and supporters have surrendered, or are dead. It looks like that may be the course that Israel is on.
