Amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in which the whole world stands extremely worried of the escalating political and economic uncertainty, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday issued a sturdy warning to the Palestinian militants that though “Israel did not start the war” but “will finish it”. He equated Hamas with the transnational militant Islamist terrorist group ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) and said that the “savage” attacks by the Hamas against the innocent Israel people are “mind-boggling”.
“Hamas is ISIS”, the Prime Minister stated calling the world attention to defeat the Hamas just as the world forces of civilizations stood united to conquer ISIS. He expressed gratitude to US President Joe Biden for the unequivocal support and acknowledged the world leaders who stands by Israel. The PM also declared the Israel counter-attack is a battle against “barbarism” and made clear that the Jewish country is no more defenseless as it will finish the war at any cost.
As per the reports, 1500 bodies of Hamas militants were traced in Israel as the country claims full control of the borders. The tension is on its fourth day; Israel increased airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and sealed it off from food, fuel, and other supplies in retaliation, after Hamas led an unprecedented infiltration and attacked Israel on the early hours of Saturday morning. The violence, so far claimed more than 1,500 lives from both the sides. The death toll in Israel has surged to more than 800 while in the Gaza strip it rose to 687.
Benjamin Netanyahu, who hold the Israel Prime Minister office since 2022 on Tuesday addressed the citizens and said that the country was forced into the war, in a “brutal and savage way”.
Full text of Benjamin Netanyahu”s speech:
“Israel is at war. We didn’t want this war. It was forced upon us in the most brutal and savage way. But though Israel didn’t start this war, Israel will finish it. Once, the Jewish people were stateless. Once, the Jewish people were defenseless. No longer”.
“Hamas will understand that by attacking us, they have made a mistake of historic proportions. We will exact a price that will be remembered by them and Israel’s other enemies for decades to come”.
“The savage attacks that Hamas perpetrated against innocent Israelis are mindboggling: slaughtering families in their homes, massacring hundreds of young people at an outdoor festival, kidnapping scores of women, children and elderly, even Holocaust survivors”.
“Hamas terrorists bound, burned and executed children. They are savages. Hamas is ISIS. And just as the forces of civilization united to defeat ISIS, the forces of civilization must support Israel in defeating Hamas”.
“I want to thank President Biden for his unequivocal support. I want to thank leaders across the world who are standing with Israel today. I want to thank the people and Congress of the United States of America”.
“In fighting Hamas, Israel is not only fighting for its own people. It is fighting for every country that stands against barbarism. Israel will win this war, and when Israel wins, the entire civilized world wins”.
Israel is at war. We didn’t want this war.
It was forced upon us in the most brutal and savage way.But though Israel didn’t start this war, Israel will finish it.
Once, the Jewish people were stateless.
Once, the Jewish people were defenseless.
No longer. pic.twitter.com/nzgXN43YYc— Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) October 9, 2023