Netanyahu denies government holding back IDF in Gaza

Speaking at the cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly denies Hebrew media reports that the military brass is increasingly frustrated that the government is not providing a clear goal in Gaza.

“I heard in the media that there is no goal to the fighting in Gaza and that the political echelon is preventing the IDF from progressing,” Netanyahu is quoted as saying by the Ynet news site from within the closed-door meeting.

“It’s not true,” he says. “The goal is victory. The IDF is destroying Hamas in a systematic way with the aim of demolishing the military and governing capabilities of Hamas, and in conjunction with freeing the hostages.”