U.S. President Joe Biden, in remarks looking beyond the war that began with an Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Palestinian Hamas militants, said on Wednesday that the future should include Israeli and Palestinian states side by side.
Israel has resisted both, arguing that Hamas would only take advantage and create new threats to Gaza civilians.
"We will keep striking in Gaza in order to achieve the goals of the war," Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari said.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a televised statement that Israel was "preparing for a ground invasion.
International pressure is growing to delay any invasion of Gaza, not least because of hostages.
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