By Chris Lau, CNN
Netanyahu vows a “long fight” in Israel-Hamas war after he visits Gaza. Here’s what you need to know
From CNN staff
Israel’s war in Gaza “will be a long fight” and is far from ending, the country’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday, after he returned from a trip to the enclave.
It comes a day after Netanyahu reiterated Israel’s commitment to the war effort, saying the military was “intensifying” operations inside the strip.
At least 250 people were killed and 500 others injured over the past 24 hours in central Gaza, the strip’s Hamas-controlled health ministry said Monday. More than 20,000 people have been killed since the conflict began in early October.
Here’s what you need to know:
- US talks: A close confidant of Netanyahu is expected to meet with Biden administration officials on Tuesday, according to a source familiar with the plans. Ron Dermer, a member of Israel’s war cabinet who previously served as ambassador to the United States, is expected to meet with officials from the White House and the State Department to discuss the next phase of the war, the source told CNN. The White House has recently looked for Israel to move away from the high intensity war it has waged for nearly three months in Gaza.
- Cairo peace proposal: Egypt on Sunday proposed a three-phase plan to end the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, according to various media reports, but it is unclear how the warring parties will receive it. Egypt’s three-phase deal would “secure the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza,” CNN Political and Foreign Policy Analyst Barak Ravid reports, citing two Israeli sources. CNN has not independently obtained a copy of the plan.
