Israeli PM says military will press on until militant group ‘eliminated’ after Hamas responds positively to US president’s proposal for permanent truce
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Among those who have urged Hamas to agree to the proposal for a Gaza ceasefire was the UK foreign secretary David Cameron, who wrote on X that the group “must accept this deal so we can see a stop in the fighting”.
UN chief António Guterres, meanwhile, “strongly hopes” the latest development “will lead to an agreement by the parties for lasting peace”, his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said.