Israel must achieve all the goals of the war, which include the elimination of the authority of the Palestinian Hamas movement and its disarmament. This was announced today, October 16, by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a state ceremony in honor of the fallen on October 7, 2023.
"We are obliged to return all the kidnapped, to the last one. The sons who gave their lives in battle are the cornerstones on which the State of Israel is built. They fought to achieve all the goals of the war, and we will achieve all the goals of the war," Netanyahu said. — The fight is not over. Today, only one thing is clear — anyone who raises his hand against us already knows that he will pay a very high price. We are determined to achieve a complete victory that will define our lives for many years to come."
As EADaily reported, on October 7, 2023, after a powerful rocket attack, Hamas militants carried out an unprecedented attack on Israelis, staging a real massacre. More than 1,200 people died at their hands, 253 people were taken hostage. In response, the Israeli authorities launched a punitive operation in the Gaza Strip, subjecting it to massive bombing and shelling.
In two years, the death toll of Palestinians exceeded 67 thousand people, more than 170 thousand were injured. About 70% of the victims are women and children. The cities in the Gaza Strip were almost completely destroyed. All this has forced a number of countries to accuse Israel of the genocide of the Palestinians. In response, Israel traditionally accused these countries of anti-Semitism, and tried to blame the results of its crimes on Hamas, which was "hiding behind civilians.
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