Reference News Network, December 26 According to the German news channel, December 25, the Israeli Ministry of Finance said that the Palestinian-Israeli war is expected to last at least until early March next year.
According to the report, a spokesman for Israel's Ministry of Finance told the Knesset Finance Committee that it is estimated that at least another 50 billion new shekels (about $14 billion) will be spent for this purpose. He said the deficit would nearly triple and that it would be necessary to cut spending or increase revenues.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during an inspection of troops in Gaza that Israel "will focus on fighting in the coming days," the report said. He said the fight against Hamas was long and would not end anytime soon.
Earlier, sources said that two major groups in Gaza had already rejected the Egyptian proposal. The latter suggested that they give up power in Gaza in exchange for an indefinite ceasefire. Reuters, citing information received from Egyptian security services, said that Hamas and Islamic Jihad (Jihad) were only willing to release detainees in exchange for a ceasefire. Egypt's proposal is said to have been supported by Qatar, which is also involved in mediation. (Compiled by Wang Qing).