International condemnation grew Saturday over Israel's decision for a military takeover of Gaza City , while tens of thousands of Israelis rallied in what local media called one of the largest anti-go

The military leadership has said it prefers a new cease-fire instead of renewed fighting, and the military’s chief of staff previously raised concerns about troop exhaustion.

Netanyahu wants us to believe, or at least wants the Trump administration to, that Israel has no alternative than to intensify the war and, in effect, reoccupy the whole of the Gaza Strip — seriously risking the lives of the hostages in the process.