Benjamin Netanyahu
The Jewish state’s longest-serving premier was born on Oct. 21, 1949, in Tel Aviv.
The War of Redemption, fought on seven fronts since the Hamas-led terror attacks that killed 1,200 on Oct. 7, 2023, has restored deterrence, the premier said.
“This war isn’t over,” a military official warned, as Hamas violations mounted following a deadly attack on IDF soldiers in southern Gaza on Sunday.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney also accused his Israeli counterpart of working to thwart “any possibility of a State of Palestine.”
The winter session is expected to be stormy, with drafting or exempting ultra-Orthodox men from IDF service potentially the most disruptive issue for the coalition.
“This is the war of our revival—a direct continuation of the War of Independence,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Now-slain Hamas terror leader Yahya Sinwar would have become “a modern-day Saladin,” he said.
Egypt is expected to lead the international force that is to maintain security inside Gaza, along with troops from Turkey, Indonesia and Azerbaijan.
A wider challenge of the international court’s jurisdiction over the State of Israel is still being weighed.
The Jewish state held its second national day of mourning for the military and civilian victims of the Hamas-led terrorist massacre of Oct. 7, 2023.
“I will murder and stab Bibi, first his son and wife, and then him,” said the suspect.
Quoting President Trump, the prime minister warned of the resumption of war unless Gaza is fully demilitarized.
