As the war between Israel and the Hamas group entered its 30th day, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected any calls for a ceasefire in Gaza until all the hostages captured by the Hamas during its October 7 attack were released. “There will be no ceasefire without the return of our hostages, we say this to both our enemies and our friends…We will continue until we beat them,” Netanyahu said, reiterating the government’s position.
Meanwhile, Iran has claimed that three ‘Israeli spies’ have been detained in a joint operation with Afghanistan’s Taliban government. Reportedly, the three ‘spies’ held Iranian nationality.