The many wars of Benjamin Netanyahu - opinion

The IDF’s chief spokesman, Adm. Daniel Hagari, said Netanyahu’s call for “absolute victory” is unrealistic. “The idea that it is possible to destroy Hamas, to make Hamas vanish, is wrong,” he added.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House for the signing of the Abraham Accords, in Washington, 2020. Many feel that he is prolonging the war so he can hold on to power, the writer says.

(photo credit: TOM BRENNER/REUTERS)

ByDOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD

JULY 18, 2024 01:42

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The many wars of Benjamin Netanyahu - opinion

The IDF’s chief spokesman, Adm. Daniel Hagari, said Netanyahu’s call for “absolute victory” is unrealistic. “The idea that it is possible to destroy Hamas, to make Hamas vanish, is wrong,” he added.

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