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Canberra’s former army chief said the IDF investigation into the incident was “timely, appropriate and, with some exceptions, sufficient.”
Haniyeh was viewed by some as an obstacle to reaching a truce deal.
The Jewish New Jersey Democrat noted that “this war would be over if tomorrow Hamas put down their weapons and released the hostages.”
The Israeli defense minister called the killing of the terror leader in Gaza a “significant milestone’ in dismantling Hamas.
The U.S. diplomat continues to press for a ceasefire in Gaza.
“Our sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers, grandparents, have been languishing in the dungeons of Hamas in Gaza.,” said the Israeli president.
The Hamas military leader was killed in an Israeli strike in Khan Yunis in southern Gaza on July 13, according to the Israeli military.
Israel implementing Munich Olympics massacre response strategy as IDF breaks Tehran axis member Hamas in Gaza, former defense officials say.
Jerusalem still hopes to free the captives through diplomatic means, the defense minister said.
“The hostages must be the first priority. Then we will make sure to bring justice and take care of all the terrorists,” says cousin of Hamas captive.
“The manner in which that arrest process was carried out was an absolute disgrace,” Lt. Col. (res.) Maurice Hirsch, the former head of military prosecution for Judea and Samaria, told JNS.
More than 150 Hamas terrorists were eliminated during the operation, according to the Israeli military.
