Gaza City is now surrounded and the Israel Defense Forces are operating inside the city, Benjamin Netanyahu said at a press conference in Tel Aviv on Tuesday evening, Sky News reported.

The Israeli Armed Forces (IDF) are increasing their pressure on Hamas and have killed “many terrorists,” including underground ones, he says. “Hamas is now finding that we’re going where they didn’t think we were going to go.”

The prime minister said that Israeli forces “destroyed the Hamas headquarters, tunnels and bases”

Warning to Hezbollah

Speaking of tensions on the northern border, he says: “If Hezbollah gets involved in this war … they will make the mistake of their lives.”

Regarding the possibility of a ceasefire, he says: “We will not have a ceasefire unless the hostages go home.”

“Israel will not stop. We will completely destroy Hamas’ ability to rule Gaza,” he added.

The government has evicted more than 100,000 people in Israel from their homes, he said.

Hezbollah chief says the group aims to distract Israel and warns of “full-scale confrontation”.

Naim Kassem, Hezbollah’s deputy secretary general, warned of escalation depending on the circumstances, Sky News reported.

He told NBC News: “If [Israelul și America] continues its aggression in this way and increases that aggression and leaves a greater negative impact than what is happening now, it will increase the tension and lead to a full confrontation.”