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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that the Israeli army has been encircling Gaza City and conducting operations inside it while continuing the operation against Hamas for a month.
In a televised speech, according to Arab media, Netanyahu said that there will be no ceasefire or fuel deliveries to Gaza until Hamas releases the Israeli hostages and that we will continue to attack.
On the other hand, the Israeli Defense Minister has said that there can be no humanitarian ceasefire without the return of the hostages.
Their forces are now in the center of Gaza City and Israel will no longer allow Hamas to rule in Gaza.
He said that neither Israel nor Hamas will rule in Gaza after the war.
According to Arab media, the Israeli Defense Minister added in a press conference that Gaza is a base of terrorism and thousands of citizens have moved from Gaza to Khan Yunis and Rafah.
The Israeli army will destroy Hamas, he said.
He urged the citizens to leave northern Gaza.
Israel’s defense minister said his army was fighting inside residential areas in Gaza, with Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar isolated in his hideout.
The Israeli defense minister insisted that the pressure would increase, but that we would not stop fighting until Hamas was defeated and the hostages returned, explaining that he had no intention of fighting with Hezbollah. No intention to start a war with Hezbollah.
He mentioned in his speech that about 70 Hezbollah fighters have been killed so far.
Meanwhile, the former Prime Minister of Israel, Ehud Olmert, severely criticized Netanyahu and described him as a threat to the Zionist state.
Speaking to the American media, former Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Olmert said that Netanyahu has been in a state of nervous breakdown since the October 7 security failure.
He said that Netanyahu is making a mistake by preparing to take control of Gaza’s security for an indefinite period.
Prime Minister Netanyahu has now become a threat to Israel, he added.
Former Israeli Prime Minister said that monitoring the security of Gaza is not in Israel’s interest.
It is in our interest to defend ourselves differently than before the October 7 attack, he maintained.
