"The Israelis have begun to take operations there. So we think we have a very short window of time in which a deal can happen. We don't have months anymore, and we probably have days and maybe a few weeks."
"Gaza is burning. The (Israel military) is striking with an iron fist at the terrorist infrastructure and (Israeli) soldiers are fighting heroically to create the conditions for the release of the hostages and the defeat of Hamas. We will not relent and we will not go back - until the completion of the mission."
"Both Netanyahu and Rubio said Monday the only way to end the conflict in Gaza is through the elimination of Hamas and the release of the remaining 48 hostages - around 20 of them believed to be alive - setting aside calls for an interim ceasefire in favour of an immediate end to the conflict."
Israeli military planning has focused on a new offensive targeting Gaza City as US officials indicated operations may have started and that a brief window remains for a deal. Heavy overnight strikes struck multiple homes across Gaza City, killing at least five Palestinians, including two children, with medics searching rubble for survivors. Israel has not publicly confirmed the offensive, while an Israeli minister declared strikes aim to dismantle terrorist infrastructure and secure hostage releases. Israeli leaders demand Hamas’s elimination and release of about 48 hostages; Hamas seeks prisoner exchanges, a lasting ceasefire and Israeli withdrawal.
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