Israel Continues the War

Under pressure from allies abroad and the families of hostages at home, Benjamin Netanyahu was very clear on Sunday about Israel’s determination to press on with military action to clear Hamas from the Gaza Strip. Israel refuses to yield to the demands of Hamas.

This report on his speech comes from i24News:

Here is the English translation of his statement:

"We continue the war on all fronts. We do not provide immunity to any terrorist, not in Gaza, not in Lebanon, not in Syria, and not anywhere else. Whoever tries to hurt us, we hurt him.

Regarding our hostages, to date we have returned 110 of them back home and we are committed to returning them all. This is one of the objectives of the war and military pressure is a necessary condition for its completion. I work in this around the clock.

But to be clear, I reject outright the terms of surrender of the monsters of Hamas. In exchange for the release of our hostages, Hamas demands the end of the war, the withdrawal of our forces from Gaza, the release of all the murderers and rapists of the Nukhba and leaving Hamas intact.

If we agree to this, our warriors fell in vain. If we agree to this, we will not be able to guarantee the security of our citizens, we will not be able to return the evacuees safely to their homes, and the next October 7th will only be a matter of time."