Netanyahu affirms that Israel must defeat Hamas “completely” in Gaza

Israel will have to “completely defeat” Hamas in Gaza to ensure the release of the hostages. Meanwhile, according to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who held a security meeting on the next phase of the war on Tuesday, announced as imminent. However,

“It is necessary to completely overcome the enemy in Gaza. For example, to release all our hostages and to ensure that Gaza will netanyahu affirms israel must defeat no longer constitute a threat to Israel. Furthermore, We do not give up any of these missions, “said Netanyahu during a visit to a military base.

In the afternoon. For example, he held according to his services a “restricted security meeting of almost three hours” during which “the chief of staff of the army presented the options for the continuation of operations in Gaza”.

The UN Security Council is a session devoted to the question of Israeli hostages in Gaza on Tuesday. In addition, initiated by Israel who said he wanted to put this “center” subject of the international agenda. For example, A widening of Israeli operations in the Gaza Strip would have “catastrophic consequences”. However, warned a senior UN official, Miroslav Jenca, on the occasion of this meeting.

New escalation – Netanyahu affirms israel must defeat

The Israeli press. For example, citing officials expressed under the guise of anonymity, is unanimous to predict a new escalation of operations in the Palestinian territory: “Netanyahu wants the Israeli army to conquer the entire Gaza Strip”, summarizes Kan public radio. Several ministers “confirmed that he has decided to extend the fight to areas where hostages could be detained,” said Kan.

For the daily Maariv. “this dramatic decision” means that the army will “start to fight in areas” where it has refrained from doing so in recent months, where hostages could be held and in displaced camps or areas with high concentration of civilians.

Media speculate on a possible opposition from the chief of staff of the army, the lieutenant-general Eyal Zamir. “TSAhal (the Israeli army) is ready to implement any decision made” by the netanyahu affirms israel must defeat government. swept the Prime Minister’s office after Tuesday’s meeting.

In war against Hamas since the unprecedented attack on the Palestinian Islamist movement in Israel on October 7. 2023, the Israeli government faced increasing pressure to find a way out of the conflict.

68 dead Tuesday

Israeli opinion is alarmed by the fate of the 49 hostages still retained in Gaza. including 27 declared dead by the army, while at international, more and more votes rise to the sufferings of the more than two million Palestinians, threatened with “generalized famine” according to the UN.

“The ball is in the occupier’s camp (Editor’s note: Israel). the Americans,” said a political leader in Hamas, Hosprane, affirming the will of the movement “to stop war and put an end to famine”. “The netanyahu affirms israel must defeat mediators are still in contact with us, but so far, there is (…) no development concerning the resumption of negotiations,” he added, after the failure of the last talks in July.

The International Committee of the Red Cross said it was ready Tuesday to bring the hostages to “drugs. food as well as news from their families” and recalled that it maintained “a constant dialogue with all parties” but “did not participate in negotiations”.

On the ground. the civil defense reported 68 people killed Tuesday in Israeli attacks, including 56 who were waiting for food distributions, notably in Khan Younès, in the south of Gaza, and in Zikim, in the North, where between part of the aid authorized by Israel. The army claimed to have carried out “warning shots” in southern Gaza and verify the information concerning Zikim. netanyahu affirms israel must defeat

Calls to dissolve GHF

Tuesday morning. the COGAT, an Israeli organization in charge of the civil administration in Gaza, again authorized the partial entry of private goods in a “controlled and progressive” manner to “increase” the aid “while reducing dependence on (…) UN and international organizations”.

A limited number of local merchants will be able to provide “basic food products. baby foods, fruits and vegetables and hygiene articles” subject to “rigorous safety control”, detailed the COGAT.

Israel has softened at the end of May the humanitarian blockade which he had imposed in early March on the territory. totally dependent on international aid, but the quantities authorized to enter, by land or aerial drops, are deemed insufficient by the UN.

UN netanyahu affirms israel must defeat special rapporteurs also called on Tuesday to the immediate dissolution of the Humanitarian Foundation for Gaza (GHF). supported by Israel and the United States, which began to distribute aid in May.

The GHF “is an example quite disturbing of the way in which humanitarian aid can be exploited for secret military. geopolitical purposes, in flagrant violation of international law”, estimated the experts, pointing out “the overlap of Israeli intelligence services, American entrepreneurs and ambiguous non -government entities”.

AFP

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