The Hamas-ISIS terrorist organization has violated the outline. It has not met its obligation to release all of the women hostages today and has launched rockets at Israeli citizens.
Upon the resumption of fighting, we emphasize: The Government of Israel is committed to achieving the goals of the war: Releasing the hostages, eliminating Hamas and ensuring that Gaza never again constitutes a threat to the residents of Israel.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "I said we would change the Middle East and we are doing so. I discussed with President-elect Trump the need to complete the victory."
"A year ago, I said something simple: We would change the face of the Middle East, and we are indeed doing so. Syria is not the same Syria. Lebanon is not the same Lebanon. Gaza is not the same Gaza.
And the head of the axis, Iran, is not the same Iran; it has also felt the might of our arm.
We are working forcefully and with due consideration in order to have security regarding all the countries of the region and in order to have stability and security on all our borders.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at a special Knesset session today, in honor of Paraguayan President @PresidenciaPy Santiago Peña @SantiPenap >>
PM Netanyahu:
"Your important visit, Mr. President, in the midst of this existential war that we are engaged in on seven fronts against those who seek to destroy us, and it is possible that we potentially face yet another front, is deserving of special appreciation.
During the war, we were deeply moved when we heard you say: 'We will always stand by Israel, regardless of the cost. Because this is the right side of history.'
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, tonight, at a press conference:
"Yesterday, a new and dramatic chapter was opened in the history of the Middle East. Yesterday, the Assad regime in Syria, the main link in Iran's axis of evil, crumbled after 54 years.
Iran had invested billions in Syria, and it is all gone. This was a brutal dictatorship that trampled its citizens and slaughtered hundreds of thousands of them.
And regarding us, it fostered hostility and hatred, attacked us in the Yom Kippur War, served as a forward position for Iranian terrorism and constituted a pipeline for the transfer of weapons from Iran to Hezbollah.
"This is a historic day for the Middle East. The collapse of the Assad regime, the tyranny in Damascus, offers great opportunity but also is fraught with significant dangers.
This collapse is the direct result of our forceful action against Hezbollah and Iran, Assad's main supporters. It set off a chain reaction of all those who want to free themselves from this tyranny and its oppression.
But it also means that we have to take action against possible threats. One of them is the collapse of the Separation of Forces Agreement from 1974 between Israel and Syria.
This agreement held for 50 years. Last night, it collapsed. The Syrian army abandoned its positions.
"The length of the ceasefire depends on what happens in Lebanon. We will enforce the agreement and respond forcefully to any violation. We will continue united until victory."
"Citizens of Israel, I promised you victory, and we will achieve victory.
We will complete the task of obliterating Hamas, we will bring home all our hostages, we will ensure Gaza no longer poses a threat to Israel and we will return the residents of the north back home safely.
The war will not end until we realize all its goals, including the return of the residents of the north safely home. And I tell you, it will happen, just like it happened in the south.