Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has emphasized daily that we have paid a heavy price for the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip since October 7 and are still paying today. He said this after the death of 14 soldiers.

We are paying a high price in the war, but we have no choice but to continue fighting, Netanyahu said at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting.

However, he denied the news that the US has stopped Israel from further military operations in Gaza.

“I see false rumors claiming that the US has blocked us and is preventing us from operating in the region,” Netanyahu said during the weekly cabinet meeting. Nothing like that happened. America has not stopped us from any action”. “It is not true,” he added without elaborating on the reports. Israel is a sovereign state. Our decisions in war are based on our practical considerations. I will not discuss it further.”

The American newspaper ‘Wall Street Journal’ reported last Saturday that US President Joe Biden has convinced Netanyahu not to attack the Hezbollah group in Lebanon because there is a fear that Hezbollah will attack Israel in response. As Hamas did on October 7.

“The decision to use our forces is the independent decision of the Israel Defense Forces and no one else,” he said.

On Sunday, the Israeli army has announced to intensify its operations against Hamas in the besieged southern Gaza Strip. The announcement comes at a time when the famine-stricken region is witnessing a large number of deaths.