Rendering Israel incapable of guaranteeing the security of its citizens was the idea all along.
“Netanyahu: Israel rejects Hamas’s terms of surrender,” by Akiva Van Koningsveld, JNS, January 21, 2024:
The State of Israel will retain full security control over the entire territory west of the Jordan River after it achieves its objectives of demilitarizing the Gaza Strip and returning the hostages held there, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu affirmed in a statement on Sunday night.
The war continues “on all fronts and in all sectors,” stated Netanyahu. “We grant no immunity to any terrorist—neither in Gaza, nor in Lebanon, Syria, or anywhere else. Anyone who attempts to harm us—we strike back.”
“Regarding our hostages, we have brought back 110 of them so far, and we are committed to bringing them all back. This is one of the war’s objectives, and military pressure is an essential condition for its completion,” he continued.
Netanyahu said he “outright rejects the Hamas monsters’ terms of surrender. In exchange for the release of our hostages, Hamas demands the end of the war, the withdrawal of our forces from Gaza, the release of all the Nukhba murderers and rapists, and leaving Hamas intact.”
“If we agree to this, our soldiers have fallen in vain. If we agree to this, we will not be able to guarantee the security of our citizens. We will not be able to return the evacuees safely to their homes, and the next Oct. 7 will only be a matter of time,” the premier charged.
Alluding to reports he had not ruled out a Palestinian state during a call with U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday, Netanyahu said, “I conveyed these points to President Biden in our conversation over the weekend. I greatly appreciate the U.S.’s support for Israel, and I expressed this to the president. Nevertheless, I stand firm on our vital interests.”
Hamas is demanding a total end to the war in a deal to release the hostages remaining in Gaza, Yedioth Ahronoth reported over the weekend, citing senior Israeli officials. Additionally, the terror group is demanding Israel’s complete withdrawal of its forces from Gaza and international guarantees that it will be allowed to remain in power in the Strip.
According to the IDF, 136 hostages are still being held in Gaza out of 240 taken during the Hamas massacre on Oct. 7, although many are believed to be dead. Israeli forces on Saturday found a massive tunnel underneath Khan Yunis in southern Gaza, where around 20 hostages had been held….
somehistory says
The ghouls of hamas have no intention of releasing the hostages. Demanding that Israel stop fighting for her survival, demanding that incarcerated terrorists be released…all of them….and that hamas be left intact to continue the terrorizing of the human objects of their demonic hatred, is a non-starter.
Who can say how many of those kidnapped, raped, tortured, starved, abused, etc. are still among the living? The ghouls pretend that many still live, and that any who have died while being held were killed by the IDF. If they gave a number, who could believe them?
Any reasonable person, thinking honestly and logically, can see that it would be foolish to agree to the demands of the mozlum terrorists.
From The Other Side of Town says
Hamas is not seeking the end of war, it is seeking the end of Israel. If that were to happen, Hamas would seek where next to target. Hamas, under any circumstance, will never be peaceful.
James Lincoln says
From The Other Side of Town says,
“Hamas is not seeking the end of war, it is seeking the end of Israel.”
100% true.
If Western leaders do not understand this, they are delusional.
OLD GUY says
You are right and Israel needs to pound Hamas into the ground period.
Biggles says
Sorry, it sounds crude, but hey, let’s face it: those hostages already are as good as dead. Netanyahu is right. The hostages are what you call ‘red herrings’.
Troybeam says
Hamas was never going to release the hostages. Israel’s mistake was telling the world of their actions when they should have not said a word and released hell on Gaza without letting up. Men, women and children of Gaza are Hamas there are no civilians to worry about.
There will never be peace until Islam is no more.
Statler says
Afraid you’re right.
Waldorf says
One thing that must be noted, is that the demands these crapules make make it clear that they no longer are speaking from strength, but from weakness.
J says
Sure leave Hamas intact, but give the Israeli settlers the same weapons Hamas has and make them automatically members of the IDF.