Netanyahu on the strike on Hamas leaders: This can pave way to ‘immediate’ end of war in Gaza

In his English remarks at a US Embassy event in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu specifies that the “surgical, precision” Israeli airstrike targeting the “savage” Hamas leaders in Doha can pave the way to the “immediate” end of the war in Gaza.

“This action can open the door to the end of the war in Gaza,” he says.

He goes on, “Israel has accepted the proposal put forward by President Trump to end the war, beginning with the immediate release of all our hostages, which have been held in the dungeons of Gaza for 700 days.”

“If President Trump’s proposal is accepted, the war can end immediately,” he says, “We can begin once again to pursue the expansion of peace in our region for the benefit of all.”

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in Jerusalem on September 9, 2025 (GPO)

Netanyahu’s English formulation is a little different from his preceding Hebrew remarks, in which he said, “This war can end immediately, because we have already done something: We accepted the principles that President Trump set out to end the war. Those principles include the immediate release of all our hostages and the other principles for ending the war that Israel set out.”