Analysis Israel deepens Gaza incursion, seeks to pressure Hamas leaders Deif, Sinwar By Ben Caspit In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense
![3:20 pm: Netanyahu says war will be “long and difficult” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the war against Hamas is expected to take long and will be difficult, but pledged that Israel will prevail. ''The war will be long. It will be difficult. Challenging days are ahead of us. But we will win it [the war],” Netanyahu said. In a short statement to the press, the Israeli premier warned that "the IDF will immediately use all of its power to destroy them (Hamas) and to take revenge with force for](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-10/GettyImages-1712265938.jpg?h=790be497&itok=sdSht6nl)
