Israel-Hamas war live: Israeli PM Netanyahu speaks in Tel Aviv, signals ‘second stage of war’ and pledges to ‘abolish this evil’

‘The war inside Gaza is going to be long,’ Netanyahu says

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Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, says Israel must stop the “madness” and end Gaza strikes, according to Agence France-Presse.

“The Israeli bombardments on Gaza intensified last night and once again targeted women, children and innocent civilians and worsened the ongoing humanitarian crisis,” Erdoğan said on X. “Israel must immediately stop this madness and end its attacks.”

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