Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid has urged an end to more than 20 months of fighting in Gaza, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces mounting calls to halt the fighting, AFP reports.

“There is no longer any benefit for the State of Israel from continuing the war in Gaza. Only damage on the security, political and economic level,” Lapid told a meeting of lawmakers from his parliamentary group.

“This is also the position of the army,” he added.

“Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir appeared before the cabinet yesterday and said that the political echelon needs to decide on the next objective. The meaning of this sentence is, the army has no more objectives in Gaza.”