Israel Ignores U.S. Calls To Scale Down War Effort – One America News Network

December 25, 2023 Sophia Flores US 0

HERZLIYA, ISRAEL - DECEMBER 08: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyhu attends the funeral for First Sergeant Major Gal Meir Eisenkot (aged 25) in the Herzliya cemetery on December 8, 2023 in Herzliya, Israel. The Israel Defense Forces said the 25-year-old major, son of the cabinet minister and former army chief Gadi Eisenkot, died on Thursday in Gaza. Over two months have passed since the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas that sparked a retaliatory ground and air campaign by Israel in Gaza. (Photo by Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the funeral for First Sergeant Major Gal Meir Eisenkot (aged 25) in the Herzliya cemetery on December 8, 2023 in Herzliya, Israel. (Photo by Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)

OAN’s Nathaniel Mannor
10:46 AM – Monday, December 25, 2023

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that Israel will not stop the war with Hamas until they achieve a total victory.

During a press conference on Sunday, Netanyahu said the IDF is pushing deeper into Gaza to destroy the remaining terrorist cells.

This comes as President Joe Biden has pressured Israel to scale back their ground offensives and air strikes in the region while maintaining their right to self-defense.

However, Netanyahu has refused to take orders from the U.S. government on how to eliminate Hamas.

“I have seen false publications claiming that the U.S. prevented and is preventing us from operational operations in the region-this is not true,” Netanyahu said. “Israel is a sovereign state. Our decisions in the war are based on out operational considerations, and I will not elaborate on that. They are not dictated by external pressures.”

In the meantime, Israel has claimed that this phase of the war should be done within three weeks.

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