Netanyahu told Biden administration he planned to fight in Gaza for decades: Report

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly told former US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that he planned to be fighting in Gaza for decades, when he was warned about not crafting a so-called day after plan for governance of Gaza. 

"You're right. We are going to be fighting this war for decades to come," Netanyahu said, former State Department spokesman Matthew Miller recalled in an interview aired on Thursday with Hebrew media. 

Miller also said there were times members of the Biden administration discussed publicly declaring Netanyahu was an obstacle to the ceasefire but refrained from doing so because they believed it would harden Hamas' negotiating position.