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Thursday, January 25, 2024
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Thursday, January 25, 2024
Visiting troops, Netanyahu says Hamas will make like a tree and leave
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in black, plants a tree at a military base near Gaza on January 25, 2024. (Amos Ben Gershom / GPO)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterates his commitment to “total victory” against Hamas while planting trees with soldiers near the Gaza border in honor of the sylvan Jewish holiday of Tu B’Shvat.
“Total victory means eliminating Hamas, the return of all our captives. We have not given up on that goal,” he says.
Going with the tree theme, Netanyahu vows that “we will deepen our roots in our land, and uproot our enemies. We will be here, they will not be there,” he adds, according to a readout from his office.
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