Israeli PM Netanyahu says 'we are not retreating' during Gaza visit

Israel has kept striking the Gaza Strip and its forces have made further inroads despite the US-brokered ceasefire.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel does not plan to withdraw from Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip today, where he vowed not to pull back troops despite a recent push by mediators to advance a US-backed ceasefire plan calling for their withdrawal.

"We control the area. We are not retreating. We are staying on this line," Netanyahu said near the so-called Yellow Line, which demarcates the areas under Hamas and Israeli military control.

Netanyahu: 'We are not retreating' in Gaza Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday visited troops in the Gaza Strip, where he vowed not to withdraw forces from their positions. "We control the area. We are not retreating. We are staying on this line," Netanyahu said near the so-called Yellow Line w