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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On behalf of the Government and myself, I send condolences to the families of those who were murdered.
We are surrounded by a murderous ideology led by Iran's axis of evil. In recent days, abhorrent terrorists murdered six of our hostages and three Israel Police officers in cold blood.
Prime Minister Netanyahu:
"Israel is experiencing days of horror, sorrow and rage. A week ago, we experienced such horror.
Yesterday, I visited in Ashkelon the family of one of the hostages murdered in cold blood.
A day earlier, I spoke to several of the families of these murdered hostages. It tears your heart out. I said to them that I'm sorry. I apologized that we, we didn't get them out. We worked so hard to get them. We were close. But we didn't.
Days after Hamas executed six Israeli hostages, the UK government suspended thirty arms licenses to Israel.
This shameful decision will not change Israel's determination to defeat Hamas, a genocidal terrorist organization that savagely murdered 1200 people on October 7, including 14 British citizens.
Hamas is still holding over 100 hostages, including 5 British citizens.
Instead of standing with Israel, a fellow democracy defending itself against barbarism, Britain’s misguided decision will only embolden Hamas.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, this morning:
"This is a difficult day for us.
Together with all citizens of Israel, I was outraged to the depths of my soul by the horrific, cold-blooded murder of six of our hostages:
Carmel Gat,
Eden Yerushalmi,
Hersh Goldberg-Polin,
Alexander Lobanov,
Almog Sarusi,
and Master-Sergeant Ori Danino.
May G-d avenge them.
Together with the entire nation, my wife and I share in the families' deep mourning.
I would like to express deep appreciation for our forces, for the brave IDF soldiers and ISA fighters, who risked their lives in order to return our sons and daughters.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu toured the northern border today. He visited IDF Northern Command HQ and was briefed on the significant strike against Hezbollah as part of a pre-emptive attack to lift the threat from the terrorist organization, carried out on Sunday morning.
PM Netanyahu then visited a kibbutz in the Upper Galilee together with the Head of Northern Command and 92st Division commander Brig.-Gen. Klefer, where he spoke with Golani Brigade 13th Battalion fighters and commanders, and representatives from the kibbutz emergency squad.
Prime Minister Netanyahu:
"I am here on the Lebanese border with the Head of Northern Command, commanders and our soldiers, who are doing amazing work.
"Since the beginning of the war, I have made it clear that we are in a fight against Iran's axis of evil. This is an existential war against a stranglehold of terrorist armies and missiles that Iran would like to tighten around our neck.
In my address to Congress several days ago, I noted that the three main arms of this axis of evil are Hamas, the Houthis and Hezbollah, the three H's.
We have recently struck crushing blows on each one.
Three weeks ago, we attacked the Hamas chief-of-staff, Muhammad Deif. Two weeks ago we attacked the Houthis in one of the Air Force's most distant assaults, and yesterday, we attacked the Hezbollah chief-of-staff, Fuad Shukr, aka Mohsin.