Gaza City: Israel's prime minister says Israelis must be "ready for a prolonged campaign" against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Benjamin Netanyahu also said in a televised speech Monday that a demilitarisation of Gaza must be part of any future solution in the territory.
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Meanwhile, a strike on a Gaza park killed 10 people, nine of them children. Israeli and Palestinian authorities traded blame over the attack as fighting in the Gaza war raged on despite a major Muslim holiday.
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A truce between the sides remained elusive as diplomats sought to end the fighting at the start of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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