Netanyahu calls on opposition to form national unity government

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an address on Monday evening that an emergency government must be formed.

"The people are united and now the leadership needs to unite," he said. "I'm calling for unity and I'm calling on the opposition to have a national front as we take care of this [sic] war."

The heads of the two opposition parties in Israel have said they were open to the idea of temporarily joining an emergency unity government led by Netanyahu, but on the condition that they would be given real influence in directing the war against Hamas.

During his address, Netanyahu also said that the war was just in the beginning phases.

"We have started attacking Hamas. The pictures that you see ... is just the beginning," Netanyahu said. "We have killed many of those fighters. Every place where Hamas is active in working will be completely destroyed. And we will continue to intensify the operations."