Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened to expand Israel’s offensive in Gaza despite mounting international pressure over starvation and humanitarian conditions inside the strip. The Israeli prime minister is also facing domestic opposition as hundreds of former Israeli officials signed a letter addressed to US president Donald Trump, insisting Hamas “no longer poses a strategic threat to Israel.”
It comes as Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called for the immediate entry of aid into Gaza, a permanent ceasefire, and the release of all hostages.
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