— Nothing can halt Israel from achieving all the goals of war,” Netanjah reported in a tv speech to the nation. He had repeatedly announced that Israel's goal was to destruct Hamas' military possible and his ability to regulation in the Gaza Strip and to free all those abducted.
The Prime Minister warned that from now on negotiations on a further truce "will only be held under fire". He besides announced that Israel would fight Hamas “with expanding force.”
Israel resumes attacks on Hamas
Netanjahu noted that the military resumed the attacks as Hamas repeatedly rejected the offer to extend the truce in exchange for the release of more hostages.
The Prime Minister besides published on social media a recording in English, in which he added that Israel "does not attack Palestinian civilians", and that Hamas is liable for all the victims in this group, which "pertains civilian areas and treats civilians as surviving shields".
At least 404 people were killed in Israeli raids on Tuesday, and more than 560 were injured, reported the Gaza wellness Ministry. It was added that at least 263 killed were women and children. The military declared that the mark of the strikes was infrastructure and Hamas fighters. Media and Hamas themselves reported that respective elder group leaders, including the head of the Gaza government, were besides killed in the attacks.
Netanyahu appealed to Palestinian civilians to "flee from danger" and "move to safe areas". The Israeli military issued an order on Tuesday morning to evacuate civilians from the east Gaza Strip at the border with Israel. According to the media, this may indicate preparations for Israeli land intervention in the Gaza Strip and re-entry of troops into areas that were withdrawn during the truce.
In a speech in Hebrew, the Prime Minister added that "his heart is with the hostages and their families" and is constantly working on their release. Netanyahu besides criticized the press for suggesting that political favors were behind the resumption of the fight. “They have no shame..., they simply replicate Hamas’ propaganda,” he stressed.
According to Israeli army estimates, 24 hostages and 35 bodies stay in captivity to Palestinian terrorist organizations. A forum of hostage families estimated that the government, deciding to resume the fighting, actually withdrew from the truce, thus sacrificing the lives of the kidnapped.
