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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L), Defence Minister Yoav Gallant (C) and Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz hold a press conference in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv on October 28, 2023 amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. Netanyahu said on October 28 that fighting inside the Gaza Strip would be "long and difficult", as Israeli ground forces operate in the Palestinian territory for more than 24 hours. (Photo by Abir SULTAN / POOL / AFP)

(From left) Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz at a press conference in Tel Aviv on Oct 28.

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- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeks to present himself as a national leader no longer interested in petty domestic politics, as the nation’s troops extend their ground offensive into Gaza.

“We are now at war, focused on the war,” Mr Netanyahu’s spokesman claimed at the start of the week.

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