The head of the Israeli National Security Council, Tzachi Hanegbi, denied that there was a prisoner exchange deal, stressing that Israel would not stop firing without liberating those he described as kidnapped.

“We faced great international pressure demanding a ceasefire,” Hanegbi said in a press conference, adding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “did not allow this.”

The head of the Israeli National Security Council announced that Tel Aviv will not allow a single fuel point to enter northern Gaza so that the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) will not benefit from electricity.

He also stated that the amount of fuel that will enter Gaza represents 3% of what was entering daily before the war, indicating that the introduction of fuel into Gaza will begin tomorrow evening.

The head of the Israeli National Security Council said, "We approved an American proposal to bring two fuel containers into Gaza daily for water pumps to prevent the spread of epidemics."

In the context of talking about Israel's goals from the military operation it is carrying out in the Gaza Strip, Hanegbi said, "Our first goal is to eliminate Hamas to ensure that it will not pose a threat to us in the future."

He continued by saying, "We are at the beginning of the war and we are determined to continue it until Hamas is eliminated."

Source: Al Jazeera