Benjamin Netanyahu
As the prime minister spoke, the families held up photos of captives who have yet to return from Gaza and chanted for them to be released “now.”
The group of lawmakers who are focused on national security and concerned about the US-backed Israeli operation in Gaza includes several military veterans.
The declaration puts Israel’s prime minister at odds with US President Joe Biden’s stated goals for the region.
The billionaire will meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog as part of his trip.
The Israeli prime minister also called the UN's accusation of war crimes "hogwash," despite now killing more than 11,000 Palestinians in Gaza.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ruled out any general ceasefire without the release of all the hostages.
“It’s clear we are heading towards friction with the Americans about the offensive," Ehud Barak told Politico.
The South Carolina senator's claim flies in the face of Trump's own words.
The head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees has been pushing for an "immediate" suspension of hostilities.
Asked what made him confident in his assessment that Israel wasn’t responsible for the blast, Biden cited “the data I was shown by my Defence Department.”