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Sunday, October 19, 2025
Gantz: ‘All options must be on the table’ after Hamas violated ceasefire
Sam Sokol is the Times of Israel's political correspondent. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
All options should be on the table as Israel responds to Hamas’s violations of the ceasefire in Gaza, declares Blue and White chairman Benny Gantz.
“Hamas violated the agreement today and put the State of Israel to the test — and, just like in Lebanon, we must not blink,” he tweets. “All options must be on the table — including a return to maneuvering. We must not go back to October 6.”
Former prime minister Naftali Bennett issues a call to destroy Hamas.
“Hamas has retaken control of Gaza and continues to harm us with the aim of destroying the State of Israel. Hamas must be destroyed,” he tweets.
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