(JNS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised Israel would take “powerful vengeance for this black day” on the terror group Hamas for its surprise attack during Simchat Torah.
“What happened today has not been seen in Israel, and I will make sure that it does not happen again,” he said. “The entire government stands behind this decision.”
Netanyahu promised that Hamas would not succeed in escaping Israeli retaliation and that every place where it hides, “we will turn into a city of ruins.” He warned the residents of the city of Gaza to “leave now because we will operate forcefully everywhere.”
Reassuring Israelis, he noted that the IDF was working to clear terrorists “town by town, house by house, and restoring our control.”
He sent his condolences to those who lost loved ones in the terrorist offensive and praised the steadfastness of Israel’s southern residents in the face of the attack.
Netanyahu also warned Hamas that they would suffer the consequences if anything happened to those they had kidnapped and brought back into the Gaza Strip. The terror group claims to be holding as many as 163 Israelis hostage in Gaza.
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