Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel would “crush and destroy” Hamas in response to its attack. Netanyahu said every Hamas member was a “dead man.”

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel would “crush and destroy” Hamas in response to its attack.

Netanyahu said every Hamas member was a “dead man.”

Netanyahu made the remarks in a late-night televised address as Israeli planes pounded Gaza in response to the unprecedented attack.

  • BombOmOm@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    a year ago

    Hamas is holding kidnapped civilians as prisoners. Getting them back would be a large part of making up for defensive failures.