Israel "will neither seek to occupy nor govern Gaza." Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said this yesterday on Fox News, adding: "We must destroy Hamas for the good of the Palestinians and the Israelis."
In the evening, dozens of people demonstrated in front of his house in Jerusalem.
According to Hamas, at least 6 people have died as a result of the Israeli bombing of Shifa hospital. While the toll of soldiers killed in ground operations against Hamas in the Gaza Strip has risen to 36, the Israeli army says. The latest victim is Sergeant Gilad Rozenblit, 21 years old. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) explain that Rozenblit came from Kibbutz Ginegar, was a front-line doctor and was killed in combat in northern Gaza.
This evening, the UN Security Council meets on the situation in the Middle East.
(Unioneonline/ss)
