Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel's prime minister continues to resist international calls for a cease-fire.
As the prime minister spoke, the families held up photos of captives who have yet to return from Gaza and chanted for them to be released “now.”
Among those killed were Issam al-Mughrabi, a veteran employee of the U.N. Development Program, his wife, and their five children.
The group of lawmakers who are focused on national security and concerned about the U.S.-backed Israeli operation in Gaza includes several military veterans.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The declaration puts Israel’s prime minister at odds with President Joe Biden’s stated goals for the region.
The Israeli prime minister over the weekend said he was "proud" to have prevented the establishment of a Palestinian state.
Numerous workers with local and international aid agencies, including more than 100 U.N. workers, have been killed in Gaza as Israel bombards areas crowded with civilians.
The president warned the Israeli prime minister that Israel is losing support on the world stage ― and that his right-wing coalition partners are hemming him in.
Benjamin Netanyahu's "determination to stay in power no matter the cost is a clear and present danger to Israel," Martin Indyk wrote on social media.
Investigators are still trying to determine the scope of the sexual assaults.