Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu displayed images of Siri Vivas and her two young sons, Ariel and KFIR at the address of the combat officer's graduation ceremony on Sunday, delivering a stern message .
“I want to show you something. I want to show you this picture of Siri Vivas and her kind child, Ariel and Kufia Vivas. This picture says it all. Fox News According to a translation of the Hebrew speech of Netanyahu told the alumni: “We are fighting to secure our presence against the rising Manmonsters to annihilate us.”
“Already on the first day of the war, they had killed Siri and her children in cold blood. They strangled the soft children with their own hands,” Netanyahu said. “And if they could, they would have killed us all with the same cruelty until our last man. It's your mission!”
“As defenders of our hometown, each of you is soaked in purpose, wielding swords and shields,” he added. “We have high expectations of you, but most of all, we know that you have high expectations of yourself.”
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has posted a photo of Vivas' family at the combatant's graduation ceremony. (Benjamin Netanyahu)
Hamas handed over the bodies of two young brothers on Thursday, but initially returned the wrong ruins of Siri, accusing Netanyahu of “a brave violation of their agreement.” The actual body of the Israeli mother was handed over on Saturday and was identified by Israeli forensic authorities as Siri following a confrontation with terrorist groups. The body of Odd Lifschitz, a fellow member of Kibutz Nir Oz, who was kidnapped to Hamas on October 7, 2023, has also returned. The Israeli Defense Forces said Hamas had previously claimed that his brother had been killed in an airstrike, but the boy's body was proven “cold blooded by terrorists.”
In a speech on Sunday, Netanyahu said President Donald Trump would “look at everything related to Gaza.”
“We support President Trump's groundbreaking plan, allowing Gazan a free exit and creating another Gaza,” Netanyahu told the graduated combatant.
“We are grateful to President Trump for directing Israel to supply important weapons,” Netanyahu said. “New defense and attack weapons will go a long way in achieving absolute victory. At the same time, we have approved a huge budget for the domestic development of weapons systems.
This undated photo provided by the Hostage Family Forum shows the cirivibus accused on October 7, 2023 and brought to Gaza. (Hostage Family Forum via AP)
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The Prime Minister also set the purpose of his government. Netanyahu said the Israeli army “eliminates most of Hamas' organized strength.” In Gaza.
“But there is no doubt about it. We'll complete the war goals, including this, to the end,” he said. “It can be achieved through negotiations and by other means as well. From the start of the war, the conditions we set for that conclusion were clear. And they remained clear. Hamas does not rule Gaza.
Trump envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkov said he plans to negotiate a “expansion” of phase one of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and hostage release contracts in order to return to the region on Wednesday.
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Phase 2 includes ensuring Hamas never returns to leadership of the Gaza government, Witkoff said.
Yael Rotem-Kuriel of Fox News contributed to this report.
