The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have eliminated 23 of the 24 battalions of the Palestinian Hamas movement operating in the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. According to him, more than 90% of the movement has also been destroyed, RIA Novosti reports. Israel does not seek to “populate” Gaza, the Prime Minister of the Jewish state added on the sidelines of the 79th UN General Assembly in New York.
Israel has eliminated 23 of 24 Hamas battalions , Netanyahu stated .
The country’s prime minister specified that Tel Aviv wants “demilitarization and deradicalization” of Gaza. Only in this case, Netanyahu noted, will it be possible to guarantee that the current round of hostilities will be the last.
The politician also called on Hamas to lay down its arms and surrender, releasing all abducted citizens. If the movement’s representatives do not do this, Israel will fight until it achieves complete victory, Netanyahu emphasized. In his opinion, stated there is no alternative to this victory.