Israeli national security adviser says war will extend through 2024

Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza will likely extend past the end of the calendar year, Israeli national security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi said Wednesday.

Hanegbi said Israeli officials expect another seven months of war, which stands in sharp contrast to the growing international backlash calling for a ceasefire that Israel has incurred for the way it has conducted the war, but it also continues Israel’s streak of defiance of international pressure.