Benjamin Netanyahu has said in a video that Israel “will achieve victory in the Gaza Strip” as Israeli forces expand their operations in Gaza, without addressing the ongoing ceasefire negotiations in Doha.

“There are two interconnected goals for the operation, which are to eliminate Hamas and to free the hostages, and we will achieve both,” he said.

Netanyahu also said that Israel will “establish a barrier along the Jordan River from the [occupied Golan Heights] to Eilat to prevent the infiltration of terrorists and cells”.