The war in Gaza will likely continue until at least the end of the year, an Israeli official warned. Follow for live updates.

Israel’s national security adviser, Tzachi Hanegbi, said Wednesday that he expected Israel’s military operations in Gaza to continue through at least the end of the year, appearing to dismiss the idea that the war could come to an end after the military offensive against Hamas in Rafah.

Israel’s national security adviser said Wednesday that he expected military operations in the Gaza Strip to continue through at least the end of the year, appearing to dismiss the idea that the war could come to an end after

Israel’s war with Hamas is expected to last through the end of the year, a top official for the Jewish state said Wednesday. Tzachi Hanegbi, Israel’s national security advisor, told Kan public radio he was “expecting another seven months of fighting” in Gaza to eradicate the Palestinian terrorists that carried out the massacre on Oct.