Netanyahu: The hostages will be released only after the defeat of Hamas

According to the report of Fars International News Agency, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview with the American news channel “Fox News” on Sunday that the only way to release the hostages in Gaza is to defeat Hamas, for this reason that we are continuing our military operations.

Despite the passing of 128 days since the war against Gaza and the increase in the casualties of the Israeli army, which has caused the retreat of battalions and brigades, Netanyahu has been Rejecting Hamas’ conditions for a ceasefire, it has claimed that it will continue the ground attack to Rafah and will begin operations in this southern city of Gaza within the next 2 weeks.

This decision has caused many protests and It has made even the officials of the Israeli army to oppose. Chief of the General Staff of the Army, Herzi Halevi, emphasized that “operations in Rafah require the provision of favorable conditions, including evacuation operations and coordination with Egypt.” Rafah is located in the south of the Gaza Strip and more It houses more than one million displaced Palestinians. An area close to the border of Egypt, which has been targeted by the Israeli army several times and has resulted in the martyrdom of dozens of Palestinian refugees. In an interview with ABC, he said that not entering Rafah means defeat in the war and keeping Hamas there. In another part of the interview with this American media, Netanyahu claimed that “we We will provide a safe way for civilians to leave; I agree with the White House officials on this matter”.

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