Netanyahu: The War Ahead Will Be “Long And Difficult”

The New York Times reports:

Israel’s military said its forces were still battling gunmen from Gaza on Israeli territory on Sunday afternoon, more than 30 hours after the initial surge of armed militants across the border as part of the broadest invasion in 50 years.

The ongoing fighting came as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned of a “long and difficult war” ahead, saying in a statement that Israeli forces were moving into an “offensive phase, which will continue with neither limitations nor respite until the objectives are achieved.”

A senior Israeli defense official said that an early assessment showed that about 600 Israelis were believed to have been killed on Saturday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the official was not authorized to speak publicly. At least 370 Palestinians have been killed, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.

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