Key Points
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted that he would have to be answerable for the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7..
Netanyahus admission comes after Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and other top brass in the military acknowledged the failure of the defence forces in detecting the attacks beforehand that led to the death of 1,400 people...
Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden told reporters in Washington that he urged Netanyahu to hold off on a ground invasion to see if they can ensure the release of the hostages...
Netanyahu said that the two goals of the war are to eliminate Hamas by destroying its military and governmental capabilities, and to bring back the captives home...
The Israeli troops and tanks carried out a brief but large overnight ground incursion into Gaza, ahead of the widely-expected full-scale ground invasion, Al Jazeera reported..
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