Israeli PM Netanyahu’s Statement on Gaza War: ‘From now on…negotiations only under fire!’
Tonight, in a message to the nation, Netanyahu told Israelis: “From now on – we will act against Hamas with increasing force. From now on – negotiations only under fire!”
WATCH: Israeli PM Netanyahu’s Statement on Gaza War: ‘From now on…negotiations only under fire!’
“Hamas is responsible for this war.
It invaded our towns, murdered our people, raped our women, and kidnapped our loved ones.
Hamas refused, offer after offer, to release our hostages.
In the past two weeks, Israel did not initiate any military action in the hope that Hamas would change course. Well, that didn’t happen.
While Israel accepted the offer of President Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, Hamas flatly refused to do so.
This is why I authorized yesterday the renewal of military action against Hamas.
Israel does not target Palestinian civilians. We target Hamas terrorists.
And when these terrorists embed themselves in civilian areas, when they use civilians as human shields, they’re the ones who are responsible for all unintended casualties.”
Israel: Harm to hostages will lead to annexation of territories
Amit Segal on Channel 12 News with the first publication of Israel’s threat: Any harm to the kidnapped will lead to annexation of territories.
One of Hamas’ threats was that if Israel returned to war – they would kill hostages.
One of the answers to this is that on any harm that will come to a hostage, Israel will annex Arab territory.
NEWSRAEL: Will this threat be enough to keep the Israeli hostages safe? What do YOU think?
In Surprise Strikes, Israel Kills Hamas’ “King”
Amit Segal on Channel 12 News with the first publication of Israel’s threat: Any harm to the kidnapped will lead to annexation of territories.
One of Hamas’ threats was that if Israel returned to war – they would kill hostages.
One of the answers to this is that on any harm that will come to a hostage, Israel will annex Arab territory.
Hamas confirms elimination of leaders
Reports from Gazan channels and Saudi outlet Al-Hadath: Abu Hamza, spokesperson for Islamic Jihad, has been killed along with his wife and children in an Israeli airstrike.
Hamas Official Statement:
Israel has eliminated the following Hamas leaders:
- Issam Al-Da’alis – Head of the Government Work Monitoring Committee
- Yasser Harb – Member of Hamas’ Political Bureau
- Ahmad Al-Hatta – Deputy Minister of Justice
- Major General Mahmoud Abu Wafah – Deputy Minister of Interior
- Major General Bahjat Abu Sultan – Director General of the Internal Security Agency
Gaza media outlets report that the wife and children of Muhammad Shabana, commander of the Rafah Brigade of Hamas’ military wing, were killed in an IDF attack, killing his entire family (three of his sons, Hamas operatives, were killed on October 7 and in the fighting in Rafah).
Hamas was Preparing for Another October 7 during Ceasefire
Israeli security cabinet reportedly convened emergency meeting to discuss recent alerts that Hamas was preparing for another invasion of Israel.
UNITED WITH ISRAEL reports:
Israel’s security cabinet on Monday convened an emergency meeting to discuss alerts in the recent weeks of the ceasefire indicating that Hamas had been preparing for another October 7-style massacre in Israel, Jerusalem Post reported on Tuesday, citing Israel’s Channel 12.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz repeated the concerns on Tuesday morning in a meeting with the Otef Israel Forum, mainly comprised of Israelis who live near Gaza.
“There are constant preparations being made by Hamas for an invasion [into Israel], similar to October 7,” Katz said there, according to the Jerusalem Post.
“We must strike them and completely finish the job through both offense and defense,” Katz stated. “This is the goal that drives me.”
The report noted that security forces have identified an dramatic increase in efforts by Hamas to carry out attacks against IDF forces in Gaza, pointing to the possibility that Hamas seeks to prepare for another invasion of Israel.
On Tuesday morning, the IDF announced that it had conducted “extensive” strikes against Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip overnight Monday.
“This follows Hamas’s repeated refusal to release our hostages, as well as its rejection of all of the proposals it has received from U.S. presidential envoy Steve Witkoff and from the mediators,” the Israeli prime minister’s office stated.
The IDF is “attacking targets of the Hamas terrorist organization throughout the Gaza Strip in order to achieve the objectives of the war as they have been determined by the political echelon including the release of all of our hostages, the living and the deceased,” the statement continued. “Israel will, from now on, act against Hamas with increasing military strength.”
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News that Jerusalem had consulted the Trump administration before launching the operation, which the Israeli military named “Strength and Sword.”
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