Netanyahu vows to continue fighting against Hamas as Gaza conflict hits 100 days

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As the bloody Israel-Hamas conflict entered its 100th day, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to continue the military campaign in the Gaza Strip until "total victory" is achieved...

"We must conduct this war, and it will yet take many months," Netanyahu said on Sunday despite growing international calls to halt the war due to the deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza...

During his weekly cabinet meeting, Netanyahu presented a 2024 budget proposal to his government, seeking approval for a plan that involves tax hikes and the implementation of a uniform 3 per cent reduction in the budgets of all government ministries to secure funding for the ongoing war against Hamas, Xinhua news agency reported...

Launched following the Hamas assault on October 7, 2023, Israel's relentless strikes in the densely-populated Palestinian enclave have killed at least 23,843 people, with approximately 75 per cent of them being women, children, and the elderly, according to the Hamas-run government media office...

The Israeli army, mobilizing about 295,000 reservists, has launched attacks on around 30,000 locations in the 365 square km Palestinian enclave and 750 locations in Lebanon...

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