Netanyahu: The war won’t stop until the detainees return and Hamas is destroyed
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that the war in Gaza won’t stop until the detainees return to their homes, Hamas is destroyed, and there is no further threat from Gaza.
After meeting with the families of the detained Israelis in Gaza, Netanyahu affirmed his commitment to securing their release, considering this a “sacred and great mission”.
He said in a statement: “We won’t back down until they are returned, and this is the responsibility of the war government”.
He added: “I listened to the families’ pain… We talked heart to heart… I shared with them as much as I could about the diplomatic, intelligence and operational efforts that we are leading around the clock,” noting that he thinks about the hostages “all the time”.
He continued, “We won’t stop fighting until we bring our hostages to their homes, destroy Hamas and ensure that there will be no threat from Gaza again”.
More than a month has passed since the start of operation al Aqsa Flood carried out by the Palestinian Hamas movement on the Israeli settlements adjacent to the Gaza Strip, in which it captured a number of Israeli soldiers and settlers.
Israel responded by launching Operation Iron Swords, and began carrying out a violent bombardment against the Gaza Strip, resulting in thousands of civilian casualties, most of them children, according to the United Nations, in conjunction with cutting off water, electricity, and fuel, and placing major restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid, as the crisis in Gaza doubled, and turned into a real tragedy.
