{"id":518521,"date":"2021-05-17T16:20:10","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T20:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=518521"},"modified":"2021-05-17T16:20:12","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T20:20:12","slug":"netanyahu-says-strikes-against-hamas-will-continue-as-biden-remains-silent-on-ceasefire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-says-strikes-against-hamas-will-continue-as-biden-remains-silent-on-ceasefire\/","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu Says Strikes Against Hamas Will Continue As Biden Remains Silent On Ceasefire"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnetanyahu-says-strikes-against-hamas-will-continue-as-biden-remains-silent-on-ceasefire%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=518521&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/gettyimages-1231895578-594x594-1-e1620773066152.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that strikes against Hamas and other terrorist organizations will continue Monday, after more than a week of exchanging rocket fire and airstrikes in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">President Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/12\/biden-netanyahu-israel-turkey-russia-hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">called Netanyahu last week<\/a> to assure him that Israel has his \u201cunwavering support\u201d for its right to defend itself. While Biden has urged a peaceful two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict, he has not called for a ceasefire outright.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\" readability=\"7.1337579617834\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cThe directive is to continue to strike at the targets of terrorism,\u201d declares <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netanyahu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@netanyahu<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H4pM78VZXh\">https:\/\/t.co\/H4pM78VZXh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steve Herman (@W7VOA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/W7VOA\/status\/1394371449658527747?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"12.313664596273\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: Netanyahu says Israeli strikes on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Gaza?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Gaza<\/a> will continue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe directive is to continue to strike at the targets of terrorism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Israel making clear it does not want a ceasefire right now. And Biden admin not pressuring them to accept one \u2013 even as death Gaza toll mounts.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Raf Sanchez (@rafsanchez) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rafsanchez\/status\/1394366834070233091?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The White House released a readout of Biden\u2019s call with Netanyahu last week, showing the president called for a path toward \u201csustainable calm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Biden] condemned the rocket attacks by Hamas and other terrorist groups, including against Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. He conveyed his unwavering support for Israel\u2019s security and for Israel\u2019s legitimate right to defend itself and its people, while protecting civilians,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"5.7481481481481\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Israel intercepts Gaza rockets with Iron Dome defence system <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sMk2gxeIY2\">pic.twitter.com\/sMk2gxeIY2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Independent (@Independent) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Independent\/status\/1392509878569095169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cHe also conveyed the United States\u2019 encouragement of a pathway toward restoring a sustainable calm. He shared his conviction that Jerusalem, a city of such importance to people of faith from around the world, must be a place of peace,\u201d it continued.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/12\/israel-palestinian-hamas-assassination-airstrikes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Israel Assassinates Top Hamas Commander, Islamist Soldiers In Targeted Airstrikes: Report)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Casualties from the conflict continue to rise. Israeli air strikes have killed at least \u00a0212 people, including at least 59 children and wounded about 1,400, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/05\/17\/997488653\/israel-launches-new-strikes-as-gaza-conflict-enters-week-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according to the New York Times<\/a>. One Israeli airstrike alone killed 42 Palestinians on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>In the U.S., <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/16\/videos-new-york-city-protests-support-palestinians-gaza-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pressure is growing<\/a> within the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/12\/israel-rashida-tlaib-joins-protesters-support-palestine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Democratic party<\/a> for Biden to push an end to the conflict.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that strikes against Hamas and other terrorist organizations will continue Monday, after more than a week of exchanging rocket fire and airstrikes in Gaza.President &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2278350,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/gettyimages-1231895578-594x594-1-e1620773066152.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Netanyahu Says Strikes Against Hamas Will Continue As Biden Remains Silent On Ceasefire","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-518521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/gettyimages-1231895578-594x594-1-e1620773066152.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Netanyahu Says Strikes Against Hamas Will Continue As Biden Remains Silent On Ceasefire","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/518521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=518521"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/518521\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2278350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=518521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=518521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=518521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}