Netanyahu says ground operation expansion necessary for hostage release following truce talks collapse

STORY: Netanyahu says ground operation expansion necessary for hostage release following truce talks collapse SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 2, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: GAZA CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Israel Defense Forces launching ground operation in Gaza Strip 2. various of the IDF airstrike in Gaza STORYLINE: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that freeing hostages in Gaza would be "impossible" without continuing Israel's deadly ground operation, after pulling his team from talks in Qatar on a ceasefire with Hamas. Before the seven-day ceasefire collapsed on Friday, 110 hostages were released, including 24 foreign nationals, while an estimated total of about 135 people are still being held by Hamas and other militants in Gaza, according to Netanyahu. He said he had instructed the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to resume fighting "with ever-increasing intensity." Over the day, Israel attacked more than 400 locations, and "an extensive airstrike

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