Israel's Defense Minister, Israel Katz, said on X on Tuesday that during a meeting with military officials, he reiterated that Israel will continue hitting Hezbollah with full force and that there will be no ceasefire.

There will be no cease-fire in Lebanon, Israel's new defense minister declared Tuesday, countering claims from Israel's foreign minister, who said that progress had been made to end the fighting with Hezbollah.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Israel had gone a long way toward meeting the U.S. demands to ease the suffering of civilians in Gaza. He also said Israel had met its objectives in Gaza, "So this should be a time to end the war.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Nov. 13 that Israel failed to fully address U.S. demands to ease civilian suffering in Gaza and called for an end to Israel’s war in Gaza.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken believes it’s “time to end the war” between Israel and Hamas, saying the Jewish state has already accomplished its “strategic goals” in Gaza. The secretary made the comment Wednesday during a press conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels,