News about Gaza, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Israel

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the IDF "Gibor" base in Kiryat Shmona: "Yesterday the ground burned here and I am pleased that you have extinguished it, but ground also burned in Lebanon. We are prepared for very intense action in the north." www.gov.il/en/pages/event-north050624 pic.twitter.com/JQOzhUyllH

Biden-Netanyahu split continues, threatening consequences for both leaders 'Netanyahu refuses to tell the Biden administration what the strategy is for the day after Hamas,' @Mike_Wagenheim says pic.twitter.com/n5jSpwfVwS

IDF continues to push in Gaza despite international pressure fueled by elections in West 'It will take three years to clean up Hamas, but we'll lose the diplomatic arena, the economic arena, we'll end up with nothing, no normalization no nothing,' @msf2018 tells @laura_i24 pic.twitter.com/RzvVCbjbuo

NEW: Israeli officials are concerned Netanyahu's statements in recents days could sabotage the "constructive ambiguity" used by negotiators to draft a proposed Israeli hostage-ceasefire deal that could be accepted by Hamas. My story on @axios www.axios.com/2024/06/03/gaza-hostage-ceasefire-deal-netanyahu