Israel reserves “the right to resume war” against Hamas at any time, with the support of the United States, under the terms of the truce agreement due to come into force on Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin said on Saturday evening. Netanyahu.
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“As I promised you, we have changed the face of the Middle East and as a result, Hamas remains beaten and lonely,” Netanyahu added in a televised address, also promising the Israelis to bring back “all the hostages” detained in Gaza.
“This is a temporary ceasefire” and “we reserve the right to resume the war if necessary and with the support of the United States,” Netanyahu said, and, if necessary, “we we will do it with more force.
-“With this agreement, we will bring home 33 of our brothers and sisters, the majority alive,” added the Israeli prime minister in reference to the number of Israeli hostages in Gaza to be released in the first phase of the agreement – lasting six weeks –, in exchange for hundreds of Palestinians incarcerated by Israel.
“I promise you, we will achieve all the objectives of the war and bring all the hostages home,” Netanyahu added.
Before this televised statement, the Prime Minister had affirmed in a press release that the first exchange of prisoners of phase one, scheduled for Sunday, would not take place “until we have received as agreed the list of hostages who will be released” on this occasion.
According to information provided by both parties, the first exchange of prisoners is not due to take place before 2 p.m. GMT on Sunday, six hours after the truce comes into force.
“We will not tolerate any violation of the terms of the agreement,” Netanyahu added in his statement.
