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I'm Janet Gillil and in the early hours of Sunday the 29th of October, these are our main stories

The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said his first priority is to win the war against Hamas in Gaza

Bringing home the hostages being held by Hamas comes second

The UN has warned that Israeli ground operations in Gaza could have catastrophic humanitarian consequences

Iranian media say a teenage girl who fell into a coma after alleged confrontation with the morality police has died

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The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the war in Gaza has entered a second stage as

Israel's bombardment of the territory intensified alongside a large ground operation

Mr Netanyahu also warned that the war would be long and difficult

The Prime Minister said his first priority was to win the conflict against Hamas in Gaza

After meeting the families of some of the more than 200 hostages held in captivity

He said bringing them home would be the second goal

There are those who think that there is a contradiction between

Bringing the hostages home at any price and dismantling the Hamas

No, there is no contradiction. We will not change suddenly what the objective is

We intend to give the Hamas a lethal blow, but in addition our second objective, of course, is bringing the hostages home

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