The UK, France and other European countries warn Israel's plan 'risks violating international humanitarian law', as a UN emergency meeting on Gaza is taking place in New York. We use cookies to give you the best online experience.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday defended a new military offensive in Gaza that's more sweeping than previously announced, declaring in the face of growing condemnation at home and abroad that Israel "has no choice but to finish the job and complete the defeat of Hamas.