Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a noteworthy visit to troops in the northern Gaza Strip today.
This visit marks his first since the commencement of the ongoing war, taking place amidst the existing truce with Hamas.
“We are making every effort to return our hostages, and eventually we will return them all,” says Netanyahu in a video released by his office.
“We have three goals for this war: eliminating Hamas, returning all our hostages, and ensuring that Gaza does not become a threat to the State of Israel again,” he says. “We will continue until the end, until victory. Nothing will stop us, and we are convinced that we have the power, the strength, the will and the determination to achieve all the war’s goals, and we will.”
According to the Prime Minister’s Office, Netanyahu visited one of the Hamas tunnels uncovered by Israeli troops.
He was joined by his chief of staff Tzachi Braverman, National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi, his military secretary Maj. Gen. Avi Gil, and deputy IDF chief of staff, Maj. Gen. Amir Baram.
