Israel’s Netanyahu says no Gaza ceasefire until hostages returned

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected calls for a ceasefire in Gaza until all of the more than 240 hostages captured by Hamas during its October 7 raids are returned, Reuters reports.

“There will be no ceasefire without the return of our hostages, we say this to both our enemies and our friends. We will continue until we beat them,” Netanyahu told air and ground crews at the Ramon air force base in southern Israel, reiterating the government’s position.

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