Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that everything possible would be done to release the kidnapped citizens, and that this was one of the goals of the war. This was reported by RIA News.
According to him, active efforts are being made in this regard, every opportunity is being used to return the hostages to their homes. This task is an integral part of the operations described previously.
“The work is ongoing, and I’m not sure people understand the extent of the work,” Netanyahu said.
According to the Prime Minister, the more pressure is put on Hamas, the greater the chance of the hostages returning home.
Before that Netanyahu announced about the beginning of the second phase of the war, the aim of which was to destroy the infrastructure of the Palestinian Hamas movement and release hostages.
7 October Hamas forces launched Several thousand rockets were launched into Israel and the launch of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood was announced. Thousands of militants invaded Israeli territory, seizing dozens of military equipment and more than a hundred hostages. In this context, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu announcedthat the country is at war.
The Israel Defense Forces intervention operation was called “Iron Swords” and one of its goals was the destruction of Hamas. Israeli Air Force applied Hundreds of Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip were attacked, and Israel’s National Security Council decided to cut off the supply of water, food, goods, electricity and fuel to the strip. 13 October Israel reported The UN said 1.1 million Palestinians should be evacuated to southern Gaza within 24 hours before a ground operation in Gaza.
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