Foreign Minister Eli Cohen says that the war against the Hamas terror group in the Gaza Strip will continue “with or without international support,” Paralel.Az reports citing The Times of Israel.

“Israel will continue the war against Hamas with or without international support. A ceasefire at the current stage is a gift to the terrorist organization Hamas, and will allow it to return and threaten the residents of Israel,” Cohen tells a visiting diplomat, according to a statement issued by his ministry.