Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel would “crush and destroy” Hamas in response to its attack. Netanyahu said every Hamas member was a “dead man.”

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel would “crush and destroy” Hamas in response to its attack.

Netanyahu said every Hamas member was a “dead man.”

Netanyahu made the remarks in a late-night televised address as Israeli planes pounded Gaza in response to the unprecedented attack.

  • BombOmOmEnglish
    -24•9 months ago

    Hamas is holding kidnapped civilians as prisoners. Getting them back would be a large part of making up for defensive failures.

    • snooggums
      22•9 months ago

      He is talking about crushing Hamas, not getting prisoners back.

      • BombOmOmEnglish
        -12•9 months ago

        Crushing Hamas, the people kidnapping civilians en-mass, is…bad? Is…not something that should be done?