Netanyahu rules out ceasefire with Hamas, saying ‘this is a time for war’

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, saying it would amount to a "surrender to Hamas"

Speaking in Tel Aviv, Netanyahu cites the Bible as he says "this is a time for war"

Meanwhile, UN aid agencies repeated their calls for a humanitarian ceasefire at an emergency UN Security Council meeting

Unicef says the situation in Gaza is growing worse by the hour, and the “true cost of this latest escalation will be measured in children’s lives”

Earlier, the Israeli military said it had...