Israel’s military objective in the Gaza war, constantly repeated by its politicians and commanders, has become a national mantra: “Hamas must be destroyed.”

But with Israeli forces now targeting Gaza City, and the number of people killed now more than 10,000, according to the Hamas-controlled Gaza health ministry, there’s mounting international pressure on Israel to at least pause its military operations.

So what will Israel do next?

On the Sky News Daily, host Sarah-Jane Mee speaks to our security and defence editor Deborah Haynes – one of the few Western journalists who the Israeli army took to their frontlines in Gaza.

Plus, Sky’s military analyst Sean Bell speaks about what victory would look like for Israel against Hamas.

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Producer: Alex Edden
Interviews producer: Melissa Tutesigensi
Editor: Wendy Parker

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