Israel is “on the path to victory” over Hamas, said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who lashed out at what he called the world’s “new Nazis.”
“What happened on October 7 will not happen again,” he promised, according to the Times of Israel. “We are on the path to victory and we will not stop until we achieve victory. “We will not compromise and we will not stop.”
Netanyahu also criticized what he called The Hague’s “hypocritical attack” as “a moral low in the history of nations,” referring to South Africa’s genocide accusations against Israel.
“Supporters of the new Nazis dare to accuse us of genocide,” he scoffed at a news conference in Tel Aviv on Saturday, adding that Israel is “waging an unprecedented moral and just war against the monsters of Hamas: the new Nazis.”
Meanwhile, families of the approximately 132 hostages still held by Hamas began a 24-hour demonstration on Sunday to mark the grim anniversary of 100 days since the Oct. 7 attack.
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Tel Aviv’s Hostage Square, the Times of Israel reported.
A family member carries a portrait of Israeli hostage Itay Chen in a simulation tunnel inaugurated during a demonstration in Tel Aviv. AFP via Getty Images
The events, which begin in Tel Aviv’s Hostage Square at 1:00 pm New York time on Saturday, will begin with a video message from French President Emmanuel Macron, the outlet said.
Meanwhile, families whose loved ones are still held hostage walked through a mock-up of a Hamas tunnel built in Tel Aviv, meant to show the dark, claustrophobic conditions their relatives are forced to endure in Gaza, the outlet noted. .
Families wrote on the walls of the tunnel the names of the approximately 132 people believed to still be held by the terrorists, as well as messages of hope for their return.
“I’m shaking. For almost 100 days [the hostages] I haven’t been able to get out of this,” Ela Ben Ami, whose parents were kidnapped on October 7, told Channel 12 after walking through the tunnel for the first time.
Protesters in New York City hold photographs of the remaining Israeli hostages. Roy Rochlin/Shutterstock
Ela’s mother, Raz, was released during the temporary ceasefire in November, but her father, Ohed, remains in Gaza.
Meanwhile, Israel’s military effort against Hamas continues, as tensions rise with Hezbollah on the northern border between Israel and Lebanon.
On Saturday, the IDF announced that it attacked three terrorist cells in southern Lebanon on Friday night, the Times of Israel reported.
The three cells were preparing to carry out attacks in northern Israel, the IDF said.
On Saturday, the IDF also announced that a reserve soldier, 24-year-old Master Sgt. Dan Wajdenbaum – died in the ground operation against Hamas, notes the Times of Israel.
The CIA has a new task force dedicated to gathering intelligence on Hamas. AFP via Getty Images
Wajdenbaum’s death brings the number of Israeli soldiers killed in the operation to 187.
The Palestinian death toll since Oct. 7 is estimated at 23,843, the Hamas-affiliated Gaza Health Ministry said.
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On Friday, the Israeli military also killed three Palestinian gunmen who fired on soldiers in the West Bank, officials said.
The gunmen attacked soldiers patrolling the Israeli settlement of Adora, Israel Army Radio explained.
An image, illuminated by a light bulb, is shown inside a tunnel created to simulate the living conditions of the hostages. REUTERS Relatives of the Israeli hostages of the Bibas family are near the simulation tunnel. AFP via Getty Images
A Palestinian survived the confrontation with a gunshot wound to the leg.
Tensions in the occupied West Bank have risen especially since Hamas launched its attack on Israel, with the Israeli military frequently carrying out deadly raids that it claims are eliminating the insurgency in the area.
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