Israel's Netanyahu says war against Hamas will not stop after a cease-fire

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00:00 Plumes of smoke rising above Gaza on Wednesday morning

00:03 as Israel continues to pummel the enclave.

00:06 Residents in Gaza City said artillery strikes and airstrikes

00:10 had actually intensified overnight.

00:12 This, despite Israel and Hamas reaching a temporary truce deal

00:16 in the early hours of Wednesday.

00:18 "There is idle talk out there,

00:22 as if after the truce to return our hostages,

00:25 we will stop the war.

00:27 So I would like to make it clear,

00:28 we are at war and we will continue the war.

00:31 We will continue the war until we achieve all our objectives,

00:35 eliminate Hamas, return all our hostages and missing persons,

00:39 and ensure that there will be no element in Gaza

00:41 that threatens Israel."

00:43 "Hamas, too, remained hawkish.

00:49 It said in a statement that our fingers remain on the trigger.

00:54 Leaders around the world have welcomed the truce.

00:57 It's the first breakthrough since the start

00:59 of the latest round of fighting on October 7.

01:02 Pressure can now mount on Israel to end its war

01:05 without achieving its stated goal of obliterating Hamas.

01:09 As they gathered in Strasbourg on Wednesday morning,

01:12 EU officials welcomed the truce.

01:14 "We hope that the agreement on a pause of hostilities

01:17 that has just been reached will allow for a substantial surge

01:21 in humanitarian aid delivery into and within Gaza.

01:26 And we certainly hope that this will not be a one-off."

01:31 Qatar's chief negotiator said he hoped the deal would lead

01:34 to a wider-reaching agreement and a permanent ceasefire.

01:38 He said there would be no attack whatsoever

01:40 and no military movements or expansion.

01:43 But with both sides still grieving,

01:45 many are waiting for news of a bigger breakthrough.

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