Israel will not end its war against Hamas until militants free hostages, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Monday in Washington after Israel cancelled another US-bound delegation over a UN Security Council ceasefire call.
“We have no moral right to stop the war while there are still hostages held in Gaza. The lack of a decisive victory in Gaza may bring us closer to a war in the north,” Gallant said ahead of meetings with National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
