Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the war plans approved by the cabinet at a press conference and said he is "determined to end the war with victory." According to him, "We cannot look our children in the eyes and leave the perpetrators of the massacre just beyond the fence, mere meters away from our communities." The PM added that he "wants to end the war as quickly as possible, and therefore I have directed the IDF to shorten the timelines for taking control of Gaza City."

