JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday night that Israel will achieve complete victory over Hamas within months, not years.
“Tonight, I have come to tell you one thing: We are moving towards complete victory,” he said at the start of a news conference from the prime minister’s residence in Jerusalem.
As he has done in previous press conferences, Prime Minister Netanyahu began by reading quotes from the families of fallen soldiers who argued that the military should press ahead with its goal of annihilating Hamas so that their loved ones did not die in vain.
Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke hours after the public learned details of Hamas’ counteroffer to the new hostage deal. Hamas proposed a multi-step process in which the war would have to end, if not won, before Israel could accept all of its abducted citizens and soldiers.
Furthermore, Hamas reportedly It made various demands, including the release of thousands of Palestinian terrorists, the provision of hundreds more trucks in incomplete aid, and an Israeli promise to provide water and electricity to rebuild Gaza.
Prime Minister Netanyahu commented that he spoke earlier in the day with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who was scheduled to hold a press conference 45 minutes later. Prime Minister Netanyahu said he had made it clear that when discussing “the day after” the war, it must mean “the day after Hamas.” He said that Israel would not allow any part of the organization to continue, and insisted on complete freedom for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to operate in Gaza to protect Israelis, regardless of who rules Gaza. He said he would.
During the question-and-answer session, Prime Minister Netanyahu stressed that Israel’s victory over Hamas would improve prospects for good relations with Arab countries, adding that a defeat would show weakness and prevent Arab countries from cooperating with Israel. suggested.
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