Netanyahu: Fighting Hamas ‘Does Not Delay the Deal—It Advances It’
Stand for Israel | July 18, 2024
During a recent visit with the troops in Gaza, Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu said the operations in Gaza against Hamas will help move forward a hostage deal, reports JNS:
“The military pressure they are exerting right here, at Hamas’s throat, along with standing firm on our just demands, helps us advance the hostage deal,” Netanyahu said during a visit to Rafah in Gaza.
The continuing military campaign in the coastal enclave will help realize “our demand to release a maximum number of hostages already during the first stage,” Netanyahu said in remarks following the visit, adding, “This double pressure does not delay the deal—it advances it.”
The premier toured parts of Gaza’s southernmost city together with his chief of staff Tzachi Braverman, military secretary Maj. Gen. Roman Gofman and Israeli National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi.