Israeli army spokesperson says Hamas can't be destroyed

DISRUPT ISIS' ABILITY TO CONDUCT TERROR ATTACKS. >>> THERE'S DOUBT ON ISRAEL'S GOAL TO DESTROY HAMAS. ADMIRAL HAGGERTY SAID WHOEVER THINKS WE CAN ELIMINATE HAMAS IS WRONG. BENJAMIN NETANYAHU'S OFFICE RESPONDED, REITERATING THAT THE ISRAELI MILITARY IS COMMITTED TO ACHIEVING ITS GOALS IN GAZA, AND A DEFENSE PERSON SAID HAGGERTY'S COMMENTS WERE REFERRING TO THE DESTRUCTION OF HAMAS AS AN IDEALOLOGY AND IDEA. >>> THE U.S. MILITARY'S FLOATING AID PIER WILL RESUME OPERATIONS TODAY AFTER IT WAS REMOVED BECAUSE OF BAD CONDITIONS AT SEA ACCORDING TO REUTERS. IT COMES AS TENSIONS APPEAR TO BE ON THE BRINK WITH ISRAEL AND HEZBOLLAH. THE LEADER OF THE MILITANT GROUP WARNING ISRAEL IT HAS NEW WEAPONS AND INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES TO HIT DEEPER INSIDE OF ISRAEL IN THE CASE OF AN ALL-OUT WAR. CHRIS IS FOLLOWING ALL OF THE DETAILS FOR US FROM TEL AVIV. CHRIS, GOOD MORNING. >> Reporter: ANNE-MARIE, GOOD MORNING TO YOU. THE ISRAELI MILITARY SPOKESPERSON SAYS ISRAEL CANNOT DEFEAT HAMAS WITHOUT INSTALLING A NEW GOVERNMENT THERE. SPEAKING TO ISRAELI TV, DANIEL HAGGARI SAID THE IDEA TO MAKE HAMAS VANISH IS THROWING SAND IN THE EYES OF THE PUBLIC. WE DO NOT BRING SOMETHING ELSE TO GAZA, AT THE END OF THE DAY WE GET HAMAS. IT WAS A RARE BREAK PUBLICALLY BETWEEN THE MILITARY AND BENJAMIN NETANYAHU WHO HAS VOWED ABSOLUTE VICTORY OVER HAMAS SINCE THE OCTOBER 7th ATTACKS. EARLIER THIS WEEK, THE WAR CABINET WAS DISSOLVED AFTER BENNIE GANTT LEFT. FOCUS APPEARS TO BE SHIFT TOGETHER NORTH WHERE THE CLASHES WITH LEBANON HAVE BEEN HEATING UP IN RECENT DAYS WITH HEZBOLLAH. THE LEADER OF THE IRAN-BACKED MILITANTS WARNED ISRAEL IF A FULL-BLOWN WAR BREAKS OUT, QUOTE, THERE WILL BE NO PLACE SAFE FROM OUR MISSILES AND DRONES IN ISRAEL, THERE'S A SENSE NOT IF BUT WHEN THE DAY COMES. ISRAEL'S DEFENSE MINISTER SAID THE DISPLACED SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO BACK HOME IN TIME FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR. ANNE-MARIE? >> THIS IS THE RHETORIC WE HEAR FROM HEZBOLLAH A LOT,

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Length: 2min 43sec (163 seconds)

Published: Thu Jun 20 2024