Posted on 06/20/24
| News Source: JPost
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office responded on Wednesday to IDF Spokesperson R.-Adm. Daniel Hagari’s interview on Channel 13, in which he stated the destruction of Hamas was “throwing dust in the public’s eyes.”
“The Security Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has defined the destruction of Hamas's military and governing capabilities as one of the goals of the war,” the PMO statement read.
“The IDF, of course, is committed to this,” the statement added.
During the interview, Hagari stated, "Hamas is an idea. You can't destroy an idea. The political echelon needs to find an alternative - or it [Hamas] will remain."
Addressing "Operation Arnon," which saw the rescue of the four hostages, Noa Argamani, Shlomi Ziv, Almog Meir Jan, and Andrey Kozlov, from Gaza captivity, Hagari stated, "It is not possible to rescue all the hostages in military operations."
Later on Wednesday, the IDF issued a response, stating, “The IDF is committed to achieving the goals of the war as defined by the cabinet; it has been working in this way throughout the war day and night and will continue to do so.
"The commanders of the IDF and its soldiers fight with determination and persistence to destroy the military capabilities and the governmental and organizational infrastructure of Hamas in Gaza,” the statement added.