Hamas
“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.
“Any participation by them in a mass event requires a protected space.”
The parliament speaker called it a “duty to react in the right place and at the right time” to the Hamas leader’s assassination.
Military sites in the Tel Aviv and Haifa areas could be targeted, according to Iranian officials.
Israel implementing Munich Olympics massacre response strategy as IDF breaks Tehran axis member Hamas in Gaza, former defense officials say.
“Through appropriate channels, we have been able to continue to communicate with Hamas,” a State Department spokesman said Wednesday.
The prime minister in his address to the nation did not mention the death in Iran of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.
Enrique Mora remained seated as attendees, including Hamas, Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad and Houthi terrorists, chanted “Death to Israel.”
Jerusalem still hopes to free the captives through diplomatic means, the defense minister said.
“We’d like to see things resolve in a diplomatic fashion going forward,” said U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
“We do not seek war, but we are preparing for all possibilities,” said Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
