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FM Sa’ar says Israel had ‘no choice’ but to renew offensive in Gaza
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar tells European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas that Israel “has no choice” but to renew military operations in the Gaza Strip, according to the Israeli readout.
Sa’ar stresses that while Israel has endorsed proposals offered by US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff that would maintain the ceasefire, “Hamas has rejected them twice.”
He also tells the Estonian diplomat that Israel will not give up on any of its war goals.
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