Netanyahu refuses to remove the Israeli army from Gaza, and his Defense Minister: We will rule it militarily. Netanyahu added that his government will not end this war without achieving all its goals.
The Israeli Mini-Ministerial Council for Security and Political Affairs (Cabinet) is scheduled to hold a session the day after tomorrow, Thursday, to discuss a prisoner exchange deal with Hamas. Tel Aviv estimates that there are about 136 Israeli prisoners in Gaza, while it holds at least 8,800 Palestinians in its prisons, according to official sources from both parties.