Speaking in an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed back against criticism that the latest conflict would spiral into an "endless war" in the Middle East, claiming instead that it would lead to peace and democracy in Iran. Follow live updates: https://cnn.it/47fCA1V | CNN

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu - בנימין נתניהו said the first test of peace is for Palestinians to prove they want it. "Confront terrorism, stop rewarding terrorism, stop paying terrorists, and don't finagle the books," Netanyahu said. "What they do is 'ok, we won't pay directly, we'll pay it to somebody else and they'll pay it to the terrorists' in a sort of circular fashion." http://fxn.ws/2ouPRfN | Fox News