Netanyahu: 'Hamas violates ceasefire - we operate independently of anyone'

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the start of the government meeting that "we will continue to do everything necessary to prevent Hezbollah from reestablishing its threatening capabilities against us. We are doing the same in Gaza - Hamas continues to violate the ceasefire and we are acting accordingly without depending on anyone." According to him, "All the talk that we 'must get approvals' from one entity or another - it is simply an absolute lie." At the beginning of the meeting, the prime minister and ministers stood for a minute of silence in memory of Netanya Mayor Miriam Feirberg-Ikar. "She was a groundbreaking leader," he said.