Israeli Foreign Minister Vows Hamas War Will Resume After Prisoner Swap, Rebuffing Calls to End Fighting

Published on November 24, 2023

As an Israel-Hamas ceasefire went into effect on Friday, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen vowed the Israeli side would resume military operations in the Gaza Strip as soon as both sides had finished exchanging prisoners. “Israel will continue its war on Hamas, and we will not stop until we achieve our two main goals, overthrowing the rule of Hamas and returning all the abductees back to us, safe and sound,” Mr. Cohen said as he toured Israel’s borders with his counterparts from Portugal and Slovenia on Friday. Mr. Cohen’s remarks on Friday reiterate those made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant upon reaching an agreement with Hamas for a brief pause in the fighting to allow for the limited prisoner exchange....

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