Israel Gaza live news: Israel says Gaza war in new phase as civilians remain cut off from outside world

Government Press Office of Israel Copyright: Government Press Office of Israel Netanyahu met with the families in Kirya, Tel Aviv Image caption: Netanyahu met with the families in Kirya, Tel AvivIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara have met representatives of the families of people taken hostage by Hamas. "We will exercise and exhaust every possibility to bring them home," Netanyahu told them, adding that this was one of the goals of the war. "This effort not only has not stopped, it continues and it continues even harder” the prime minister said, adding: “We will exercise and exhaust every possibility to bring them home.”We are expecting to hear more from Netanyahu soon in a press conference he will hold with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Minister Benny Gantz.