“I have a moral mission to liberate women and children. We have carried out some liberations with courageous operations, but this has not always been possible. I need to explore other options.” Benjamin NetanyahuIn a press conference at the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv, together with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and National Emergency Government Minister Benny Gantz, he explains to the Israeli people the importance ofagreement with which he should have signed Hamassince the terrorists did not sign it.
Netanyahu’s words
Hostages, war, targets. There are three key words useful to summarize Netanyahu’s speech, which immediately highlighted his government’s efforts to secure the release of all prisoners in the hands of Hamas. At the same time, even if the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Although we advocate for the hostages, especially women and children, to return home, this does not change Tel Aviv’s ultimate goal: to neutralize any threat posed by the pro-Palestinian group to the State of Israel.
The Israeli Prime Minister emphasized the complexity of the ongoing mission and emphasized that military means alone cannot always lead to success. Regardless of the agreement and the temporary ceasefire, Netanyahu made it clear that the agreement with Hamas was necessary to guarantee that the Israeli military “will be safe in the next few hours,” and said he was “sure that the army will be safe again in a few days.” will be ready to continue this Warwhich will last until then victory“.
Hostages and war
“We will continue this war until all of our objectives are achieved, including the return of our prisoners and the destruction of Hamas and ensuring that the day after Hamas, Gaza is not under the control of any party that practices terrorism or teaches terrorism. ” Netanyahu clarified.
Netanyahu himself then reiterated that the path to an agreement on the release of at least 50 of the estimated 240 hostages, mostly Israeli civilians, was paved by “military pressure from Israel against Hamas” and secondarily by political pressure. “Since the beginning of the war, I have never stopped thinking about them, I have never stopped thinking about their families,” he continued, thanking allies, especially the United States. The Jerusalem Post reported that Netanyahu had a phone call with the US president. Joe Bidenin which he thanked him for making the agreement possible.
“We have had very tough negotiations to improve the terms of this agreement. “I just spoke with President Biden and thanked him for responding to my request to work with the negotiators to improve the terms of this agreement finally reached,” concluded the Israeli leader, as previously mentioned, stating that the war against Hamas will not stop even after the end of these days of ceasefire.