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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has defended his government's controversial plan to further expand the war and to seize control of Gaza City, calling it essential to defeating Hamas. He dismissed international criticism as a "global campaign of lies" and insisted Israel has no choice but to "finish the job." Netanyahu described the new offensive as the fastest way to end the war.
The plan sparked a rare Sunday session at the UN, requested by France, Denmark, Greece, Slovenia, and the UK.