Benjamin Netanyahu last night defied Joe Biden’s call for a ceasefire as Israel continued bombardments which they say have killed more than 150 terrorists in the Gaza Strip.
The US President ‘encouraged Israel to make every effort to ensure the protection of innocent civilians’ and ‘expressed his support for a ceasefire’ during a phone call with his counterpart as it emerged that 42 Palestinians were killed on Sunday in the deadliest day of the conflict so far.
Netanyahu later vowed to ‘continue striking at the terrorist targets’ as the Palestinian death toll climbed to 212 – including 61 children. Israel’s Defence Forces say that 120 Hamas militants have been killed and another 25 are members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Ten Israeli civilians, including a child, have been killed in relentless rocket fire from the Strip which has seen colossal retaliatory air strikes on densely populated areas since last Monday.