Israel says Gaza war will continue for months

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The head of the Israeli army, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi, says the war in Gaza will continue for months. General Halevi told a news conference that while the IDF was close to dismantling all the Hamas battalions in northern Gaza, arresting or eliminating the group's top leaders would take time.Also in the programme: UN monitors are reported to have observed a significant increase in Iran's production of highly enriched uranium; and Apple has been banned to sell its latest Apple Watch series in the US after President Joe Biden’s administration declined to veto the ban today.(Pictures: Smoke rises above Al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip following Israeli army shelling. Credit: ATEF SAFADI/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)