A demonstrator, acting a scene depicting slain Israeli hostages, lies on the ground during an anti-government protest calling for action to secure the release of Israeli hostages held captive since the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, outside the Israeli Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv on Jan. 18, 2024, a day before a ceasefire approved by Israel and Hamas is set to take effect. (Credit: Jack Guez/AFP)
In a speech on the eve of the start of the cease-fire in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel would "not relent" until all of the hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7 were freed and that Israel "changed the face of the Middle East," leaving Hamas "beaten and alone."
"The first stage of the deal is temporary," he stated, according to Reuters, adding that both President-elect Donald Trump and President Joe Biden "back Israel's right to resume fighting if the second stage is fruitless."
"If we must return to fighting we will do that in new, forceful ways," the Israeli prime minister said. "We have hurt the entire Iranian axis and we can still do more."
In a speech on the eve of the start of the cease-fire in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel would "not relent" until all of the hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7 were freed and that Israel "changed the face of the Middle East," leaving Hamas "beaten and alone."
"The first stage of the deal is temporary," he stated, according to Reuters, adding that both President-elect Donald Trump and President Joe Biden "back Israel's right to resume fighting if the second stage is fruitless."
"If we must return to fighting we will do that in new, forceful ways," the Israeli prime minister said. "We have hurt the entire Iranian axis and we can still do more."
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