Netanyahu is reportedly ordering the IDF to expand operations in Gaza, aiming to finally defeat Hamas and force the terror group to release the remaining hostages.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is instructing the Israeli army to expand its ongoing operations in the Gaza Strip in an effort to deliver a decisive blow to Hamas and pressure the terror group into releasing the remaining hostages, according to recent reports.
A senior Israeli source, reportedly close to Netanyahu, told multiple Hebrew-language media outlets on Sunday evening that amid stalled ceasefire negotiations and increasing international pressure on Israel to boost the flow of humanitarian aid, the prime minister no longer believes Hamas is interested in reaching a deal.
Netanyahu has accepted this development and is now “pushing for the release of hostages through decisive military victory, combined with the entry of humanitarian aid to areas outside the combat zone, and, as much as possible, outside of Hamas control,” the source said.