Israel is once again coming under renewed international diplomatic pressure as it expands its military offensive from Gaza to Lebanon.
The US and France along with several other countries are calling for a 21-day ceasefire on the Israeli-Lebanese border.
But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his army will continue to fight.
Meron Rapoport is an investigative journalist and editor of the Hebrew-language news-site Local Call. He says Israel's government believes continuing the fighting is in its best interests.
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