"Even with the passage of 75 years, the war of independence hasn't ended," the prime minister told Israel's Parliament Knesset at the opening session of its winter session.
Israel's outgoing Health Minister Moshe Arbel has instructed all public hospitals to stop treating Hamas terrorists, he announced in a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday evening.
Coordinator for the Captives & Missing Brigadier General (Ret.) Gal Hirsch said that forces during the fighting are making three efforts which include intelligence-operational effort, an effort to formulate an assessment of the situation regarding the captives and missing and the effort
"Israel is at war. We didn't want this war. It was forced upon us in the most brutal and savage way. But though Israel didn't start this war, Israel will finish it," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an address to the nation.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a strongly worded statement, affirmed that the Israeli retaliation has just begun, and Hamas will go through much "tough and terrible" things, Times of Israel reported.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Hamas has started a cruel, evil war and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will use all its strength to destroy Hamas' capabilities.
US President Joe Biden on Saturday held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and affirmed full support for Israel's right to self-defence, amid the 'surprise attack' by Hamas.
According to the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office’s announcement, the unusual decision relates to the time pressure of leaving after Shabbat and the urgency of arriving in Israel before the start of Yom Kippur.