Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells German newspaper the Bild that leaders of Arab countries have privately voiced support for Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza even while publicly condemning Israel.
In an interview with the newspaper, Netanyahu says that when he talks to leaders in the region, “they basically understand [the war] and even tacitly agree with it.”
“They understand that Hamas is part of the Iranian axis of terror, which threatens them as much as it threatens us,” he adds.
Comparing the war against the Gaza terror group to the Battle of Mosul, Netanyahu says that Israel has “destroyed three-quarters of the Hamas battalions,” and that giving up now would be akin to “leaving a quarter of ISIS in Mosul.”
If Israel withdrew before launching an operation against Hamas in Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city, the terror group would just “reposition itself and start again,” the premier adds.
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