Israel is weighing an expansion of its armed presence in Gaza, even as military chiefs and a majority of the public oppose the idea out of concern for the fate of hostages still held by Hamas.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he would convene his security cabinet this week to discuss how to instruct the military to meet his war goals in Gaza. "We must continue to stand together and fight together to achieve all our war objectives: the defeat of the enemy,