Israel-Hamas war: Benjamin Netanyahu, at October 7 mourning meeting says, ‘will end war when…’

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, 07 October 2024 said that his government is “determined to complete the job” and free the remaining hostages from Gaza as he expressed gratitude for the heroism of male and female fighters in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and security personnel, regular and reserve, army, police, Shin Bet, and Mossad.
“We will end the war when we complete all the goals we set: overthrowing the evil rule of Hamas, returning all our abductees home – both the dead and the living, thwarting any future threat from Gaza to Israel, and returning our residents in the south and north safely to their homes,” said Netanyahu at a special mourning meeting to mark the first anniversary of horrific attacks carried out by Hamas on October 7 last year resulted in more than 1200 deaths.
Benjamin Netanyahu lit a candle at the beginning of the meeting held in memory of those who were killed on and after October 2023 as the members of the government stood for a moment of silence.
“A year ago today, at 06:29 in the morning, Hamas terrorists launched a murderous surprise attack against the State of Israel, against the citizens of Israel. Shortly after this massacre, I said in a rally in Tel Aviv, “We are at war. Not in an operation, not in rounds – in a war. We will fight back with a force the enemy has never known and exact a price from him that he has never known. We are at war and we will win it,” Netanyahu said at the beginning of his address.
He said that since that very “black day” (October 7, 2023), Israel has been fighting the war of its existence, “the war of resurrection”, as he would like to officially call it.
“Since that black day, we are under attack on seven fronts. Our counterattack on our enemies in Iran’s axis of evil is a necessary condition for securing our future and ensuring our security. The October 7 massacre was the most horrific attack on the Jewish people since the Holocaust. But unlike in the Holocaust, we rose against our enemies and fought a fierce war,” said the Israeli PM.
Paying homage to the fallen heroes of the IDF who fell in Gaza, Lebanon, and other places, the Israeli PM said that it was because of their sacrifices that Israel was able to destroy the enemy’s capabilities and free many hostages.
More than 100 hostages from eight different nations are believed to be held hostage in Gaza.
(With IANS inputs)