"Every area in which Hamas operates will become a ruin." Without going into too much detail about his battle plans, Benjamin Netanyahu, with his hard eyes and clear voice, sent a message full of firmness. The Israeli prime minister spoke on national television on Monday evening from Tel Aviv, following the Hamas attack on the soil of the Jewish state on Saturday morning. "This is a war in which we will win," he quickly said. The Likud chairman outlined a plan of five actions to fight Palestinian forces, which have launched an unprecedented offensive from Gaza.
The first measure is to "neutralize all the villages and put them back" under Israeli control and sweep away the "terrorists" who sit there. "We're going to do everything we can to eliminate them," he promised. Netanyahu also thundered that he wanted to launch an attack on Hamas of unprecedented intensity.
A 'government of national unity'
The statesman also announced that Israel would deploy its forces on the Gaza border and the northern border and throughout the territory. Finally, "Bibi" called on the people to unite. "The fifth action will be to strengthen unity among the people," he said. Divisions among the people are exploited by our enemies, when we are united, we will win. »
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He also called on the opposition to join forces with the authorities in place to form a "government of national unity". Benjamin Netanyahu used his speech to thank his American ally and President Joe Biden. He did not fail to refer to the huge aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, on its way to the Jewish state and an illustration of the arsenal that Israel is equipping itself with to respond to Hamas.