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Saturday, October 7, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, October 7, 2023
Netanyahu says Israel embarking on ‘long and difficult war’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is “embarking on a long and difficult war” that was “forced upon us by a murderous attack by Hamas” throughout the day.
The first phase of the war, he writes on X, involves “destroying most of the enemy forces” that have infiltrated into Israel and have killed civilians and soldiers.
Israel has also begun an offensive into Gaza “and it will continue without hesitation and without respite – until the goals are achieved.”
“We will restore security to the citizens of Israel and we will win,” he writes.
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