Israel “will continue to fight”, promised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Monday (7), in a speech that marks one year since the Hamas attacks on October 7.
“As long as the enemy threatens our existence and the peace of our country, we will continue to fight,” Netanyahu said during a ceremony in the Israeli city of Ofakim. “As long as our hostages are still in Gaza, we will continue to fight.”
The prime minister reiterated Israel’s war aims, including decimating Hamas, returning hostages in Gaza to Israel, bringing Israelis who fled the south and north back to their homes, as well as “eliminating any future threat from Gaza to Israel.”
“October 7 will symbolize for generations the cost of our rebirth, and for generations it will demonstrate how determined we are and how strong our spirit is,” Netanyahu said.
“Together we will continue to fight. And together, with God’s help, we will win,” he added.
Understand the conflict in the Gaza Strip
Israel has carried out intense airstrikes in the Gaza Strip since last year, after Hamas invaded the country and killed 1,200 people, according to Israeli counts. Furthermore, the radical group holds dozens of hostages.
Hamas does not recognize Israel as a state and claims Israeli territory for Palestine.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly promised to destroy Hamas’ military capabilities and recover people detained in Gaza.
In addition to the air offensive, the Israeli Army carries out land incursions into Palestinian territory. This caused much of Gaza’s population to be displaced.
The UN and several humanitarian institutions have warned of a catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, with a lack of food, medicine and the spread of diseases.
About a year into the conflict, the Israeli population took to the streets in protests against Netanyahu, accusing the prime minister of failing to reach a ceasefire agreement so the hostages could be released.
This content was originally published in “Israel will continue to fight”, says Netanyahu in a speech marking one year of the Hamas invasion on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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