Netanyahu: “Nothing can stop us”
The Foreign Minister also said, “The ceasefire is a gift to Hamas.”
International community calls for ceasefire, including UN resolutions, are dismissed
Israel has revealed its will to continue the war against Hamas to the end even without support from the international community.
According to foreign media such as the Times of Israel (TOI) on the 13th (local time), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) detention facility where Hamas members arrested in the Palestinian Gaza Strip are being interrogated and said, “We will win until the end.” “We will continue (the war) until Hamas is eliminated,” he said. He added, “Nothing can stop us.”
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen also said in a statement, “The ceasefire at this stage is a gift to the terrorist organization Hamas,” and “We will continue the war against Hamas with or without international support.”
These remarks come at a time when the international community has recently condemned the continued casualties of civilians in the Gaza Strip due to Israeli military attacks and called for a ceasefire. The day before, UN member states adopted a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire at an emergency general meeting held at the UN headquarters in New York, USA. The resolution issued by Arab countries included a ceasefire to provide humanitarian support to civilians in the Gaza Strip and a call for the release of hostages. The resolution did not include information about who was holding the hostages.
Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, which have supported Israel, also issued a separate joint statement calling for a ceasefire. Perhaps conscious of this atmosphere, U.S. President Joe Biden, who has made statements strongly supporting Israel, said at an event the previous day, “(Israel) has begun to lose support due to the indiscriminate bombing of the Gaza Strip,” and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the administration was He also mentioned that it needs to change.
Meanwhile, tensions in the Red Sea are also increasing as Yemen’s Houthi rebels, who support Hamas, are raising the threat level. The Houthis announced on social media (SNS) on the 12th (local time), “Ships should avoid passing through the Red Sea to Israel, and all ships passing through Yemen should turn on their radios and respond quickly to the Houthis’ communication attempts.” This announcement came as the Houthis attacked the Norwegian-flagged oil tanker Strinda, which was passing through the Red Sea, with a missile the day before.
The Israeli military responded by deploying four warships in the Red Sea. The Israeli military announced in a post on social media that “four new Israeli warships sailed to the Red Sea for the first time.” The dispatched warship is a Sa’ar class 6 corvette (small frigate). This is the warship that the Times of Israel reported earlier this year as “tasked with protecting (Israeli) gas fields and shipping routes.”
Amid continued reports that the Israeli military is conducting a flooding operation against Hamas’ underground tunnels, concerns about civilian casualties in the Gaza Strip and elsewhere are expected to continue as Israel repeatedly emphasizes its will to continue the war despite pressure from the international community for a ceasefire.
Source: Donga
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