UNITED WITH ISRAEL
Netanyahu Defends Ceasefire Deal, Notes New Threats in the Region
PM Netanyahu defends the implementation of a ceasefire, saying that Israel had pulverized Hamas and must now focus on other major terrorist groups at its borders.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in the wake of public criticism for his decision to agree to a ceasefire with Hamas, said that the terror group was severely weakened by the IDF’s Operation Protective Edge.
In an interview with Israel’s Channel 2 on Saturday, the Israeli leader insisted that Israel’s defensive attacks on Hamas in Gaza over the last month and a half have weakened the terror organization sufficiently to prevent a major threat to Israel.
Netanyahu did not rule out the option of retaking Gaza at some point in the future, but now is not the time, he said.
IDF Dealt Hamas a ‘Terrible, Terrible Blow’
“I believed that what we should do at this time is simply to pound them,” Netanyahu stated. “So maybe they remain in power, but they are pulverized. They are isolated. They cannot smuggle weaponry.”
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