Netanyahu Tells Knesset Committee Gaza War Won’t End Before Hamas Is Dismantled | News18 | G18V

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that Israel will not end the war in Gaza until it achieves its three war aims, an Israeli official tells The Times of Israel: the destruction of Hamas’s military and civil governance capabilities; the release of all hostages; and ensuring that Gaza doesn’t pose a threat to Israel. The official adds that Israel will not agree to the second phase of a deal — which would include the complete end to the war, according to US President Joe Biden in his Friday speech — if it clashes with those goals. Repeating what officials close to Netanyahu have been saying since Biden’s address, the official says that Israel’s proposal allows it to resume fighting at any time if it concludes that Hamas is buying time in the talks without intending to release all the hostages. #israel #israelhamaswar #erdoğan #news18 News18 Mobile App -