Gaza: Netanyahu rejects calls for a ceasefire

Speaking at a news conference to foreign journalists, Israel’s prime minister said the fighting would not stop until Hamas was dismantled. We hear from families in the north of Gaza, where Israel is expanding its military offensive.

Also on the programme: The 6.9 million people who are displaced in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Newshour travels to Taiwan ahead of next year’s presidential election.

(Picture: Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a press conference with defense minister Yoav Gallant and Cabinet minister Benny Gantz in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv. Credit: Reuters)