Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reassured the nation that they are still preparing for a ground incursion into Gaza.
Early reports indicated Israel agreed to delay an invasion to allow the U.S. to establish more defense systems to protect the troops. At least 13 attacks have happened against American bases in the region.
From The Times of Israel:
Netanyahu says we “are at the height of a fight for our existence.” He says the two aims are to destroy Hamas and to get the hostages back. Netanyahu says that all Hamas members “are dead men walking.”Netanyahu says the cabinet is operating “without political considerations.”He says Israel is getting ready for a ground operation, but will not share when or how. He also says he will not share the range of considerations involved.“We are preparing for a ground incursion. I won’t specify when, how, how many. I also won’t detail the range of considerations, most of which the public is not aware of. And that’s the way it is supposed to be. This is the way, so that we protect our soldiers’ lives.”
The war cabinet and chief of staff unanimously decided when the invasion would occur.
Netanyahu promised that Israel “will extract the full price for those murderers… from Hamas-Daesh.”
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