Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

"What’s happening in America’s college campuses is horrific. Antisemitic mobs have taken over leading universities. They call for the annihilation of Israel. They attack Jewish students. They attack Jewish faculty. This is reminiscent of what happened in German universities in the 1930s. It’s unconscionable. It has to be stopped. It has to be condemned and condemned unequivocally.

But that’s not what happened. The response of several university presidents was shameful.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met today with IDF recruits slated to be fighters at crossings and field observers in the various sectors:

"We will complete the elimination of Hamas's battalions, including in Rafah. No force in the world will stop us."

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The Prime Minister was briefed on enlistment data and was impressed by the recruits' great motivation to serve in the IDF in general, and in combat positions in particular.

He spoke with the new recruits and answered their questions, and then joined the new recruits for lunch.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's remarks at the start of the Government meeting:

"Today we are marking six months of the war. The achievements of the war are considerable: We have eliminated 19 of Hamas's 24 battalions, including senior commanders.

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We have cleared out Shifa and other terrorist command centers. We have destroyed factories for producing rockets, command centers, and stores of weapons and ammunition, and continuק to systematically destroy underground installations.

The Prime Minister's Office, this morning:

Hamas's stance clearly demonstrates its utter disinterest in a negotiated deal and attests to the damage done by the UN Security Council's resolution. Hamas has once again rejected a American compromise proposal and has repeated its extreme demands: An immediate halt to the war, the complete withdrawal of the IDF from the Gaza Strip >>

Prime Minister’s Office Statement:

The United States has abandoned its policy in the UN today. Just a few days ago, it supported a Security Council resolution that linked a call for a ceasefire to the release of hostages. China and Russia vetoed that resolution partly because they opposed a ceasefire that was linked to the release of hostages. Yet today, Russia and China joined Algeria and others in supporting the new resolution precisely because it had no such linkage.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's remarks, today, at the start of the Government meeting >>

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"Since the start of the war, we have been fighting on two fronts – military and diplomatic.

On the diplomatic front, until now we have succeeded in allowing our forces to fight in an unprecedented manner for five full months.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the @AIPAC Conference:

"I want to say a few words to you, Mr. President, and to our wonderful friends at AIPAC. Thank you for standing with Israel at all times and especially during these trying times. Thank you, AIPAC." I deeply appreciate it, the support we've received from President Biden and the administration and I hope it will continue. But let me be clear, Israel will win this war no matter what.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations @Conf_of_Pres, at the Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem:

"I urge you to press Qatar to press Hamas, because we want our hostages released."

PM Netanyahu:
"I've been seeing you here year after year, but this year it's different. Each year you come here to express your solidarity with the State of Israel, solidarity of the Diaspora with the Jewish state

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Argentinian President Javier Milei, first privately and then in an expanded meeting in which the PM thanked the President for his decision to declare Hamas a terrorist organization and for his support for Israel's right to defend itself. Prime Minister Netanyahu:
"I'm delighted to welcome you, President @JMilei, to Israel. You're a great friend of the Jewish state. We are delighted with your decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital and move your diplomatic post there, and also, of course, an embassy.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

"Our crushing victory is more important than anything. Continue at full force so that our victory will be even more crushing". These were the final words written by heroic fighter Elkanah Wiesel, who fell this week.

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In this difficult week in which we lost heroic fighters, I reiterate our commitment to fully implementing their testament and achieving all goals of the war: Eliminating Hamas, returning all of our hostages and ensuring that Gaza never again constitutes a threat to Israel.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's comments on the decision of the International Court of Justice in The Hague:

"Israel's commitment to international law is unwavering. Equally unwavering is our sacred commitment to continue to defend our country and defend our people. Like every country, Israel has an inherent right to defend itself.

The vile attempt to deny Israel this fundamental right is blatant discrimination against the Jewish state, and it was justly rejected.

The Security Cabinet approved the outline on freezing funds for Gaza, which was formulated by the Prime Minister, the Finance Minister and the Strategic Affairs Minister. The US and Norway respect the Security Cabinet decision, which directs that the transfer of funds to Gaza by the Palestinian Authority be halted. Therefore, the frozen funds will not be transferred to the Palestinian Authority but will remain in the hands of a third country.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met today, at IDF Southern Command HQ, with local and regional council heads from the area adjacent to the Gaza Strip, together with the members of the War Cabinet.

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Prime Minister Netanyahu:
"We are determined to rebuild the communities and the kibbutzim, in what is called 'the area adjacent to the Gaza Strip', to return the residents to their homes and bring about a much greater prosperity than there was before the war.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, this evening:

"Citizens of Israel,
Today, we mark 100 days of the war, 100 days since the terrible day on which our citizens were massacred and taken hostage."

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We are continuing the war until the end – until total victory, until we achieve all of our goals: Eliminating Hamas, returning all of our hostages and ensuring that Gaza will never again constitute a threat to Israel.

Prime Minister's Office: Mossad & ISA Announcement

Cleared for publication: Orders from the organization leadership, acquisition of UAVs and use of criminal elements: This is how Hamas terrorist organization senior operatives advanced attacks against innocents around the world. The Hamas terrorist organization is working to advance attacks against targets in the Middle East, Africa and Europe under the command of senior organization leaders.

"I want to make a few points absolutely clear:
Israel has no intention of permanently occupying Gaza or displacing its civilian population.
Israel is fighting Hamas terrorists, not the Palestinian population, and we are doing so in full compliance with international law. The IDF is doing its utmost to minimize civilian casualties, while Hamas is doing its utmost to maximize them by using Palestinian civilians as human shields.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

To our Christian friends around the world, Merry Christmas.

Christmas is supposed to be a time of good will to all men & peace on Earth. Well, we don't have peace on Earth, not in our part anyway & we certainly don't see good will to all men. We're facing monsters, monsters who murdered children in front of their parents and parents in front of their children, who raped and beheaded women, who burned babies alive, who took babies hostages.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met today, at the Prime Minister's Knesset office, with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo.

gov.il/en/departments… PM Netanyahu showed them sections of the horrific footage from the IDF Spokesperson's Office and told them afterwards:

"We face a particular kind of enemy, a particularly cruel and inhuman foe.

Statement by the government of Israel:

The Government of Israel is obligated to return home all of the hostages. Tonight, the Government has approved the outline of the first stage of achieving this goal, according to which at least 50 hostages – women and children – will be released over four days, during which a pause in the fighting will be held.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, this evening, at the start of the Government meeting:

While this meeting is to discuss the return of our hostages, I would like to start with something that should be self-evident: We are at war – and will continue the war. We will continue the war until we achieve all of our war aims: To eliminate Hamas, return all of our hostages and our missing, and ensure that there is no element in Gaza that threatens Israel.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's remarks at the press conference this evening, with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Minister Benny Gantz >>

facebook.com/10004440414730… PM Netanyahu: "I would like to open with heartfelt condolences to the families of our heroic soldiers who have fallen in the Gaza Strip. We all embrace the families with boundless love and we all salute the fallen heroes.