The Israeli Prime Minister vowed that if Hamas were not there, “opens the gates of hell.” Return all hostages He praised President Trump’s “bold vision.” Gaza future. “
In a joint statement with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Benjamin Netanyahu said the US and Israel have a “common strategy” when it comes to Gaza.
“Details of this strategy cannot be shared with the public at any time, including when the gates of Hell will be opened. “We will eliminate Hamas’ military capabilities and political control in Gaza. All hostages are I’ll take it home so that Gaza will never pose a threat to Israel again.”
Rubio was in Jerusalem on Sunday as part of a regional tour he is likely to do so Face pushback from Arab leaders Trump’s proposal to relocate Palestinian population from the Gaza Strip Redevelop it under US ownership.
Rubio said “Face the Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan After he meets Netanyahu, the US and Israel work diligently to bring hostages home.
“Obviously there are details of how we are pursuing it and we don’t want to put hostages at risk, so we’re adjusting what we don’t share publicly and we don’t want to put this process at risk. ” he said. “But if that was up to us, it would be enough to say that all of these hostages would be home now and we want to make it happen as soon as possible.”
Netanyahu welcomed the plan, saying that “clear support” from the US would help Israel achieve its goal faster and “set us on a different future path.”
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Rubio spoke to Netanyahu and the media on Sunday to acknowledge Trump. Suggestions to change the Gaza Strip “The Middle Eastern Riviera” “may have been shocked and shocked.”
“The President is also very bold about his views on what the future of Gaza should look like, bold and frankly took courage and vision rather than the same tired ideas of the past.” he said.
Their statement came two weeks before the first phase of the volatile ceasefire between Israel and Gaza. The second phase, where Hamas will release dozens of hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, a permanent ceasefire and the withdrawal of Israeli forces, has not yet been negotiated.
Rubio said Hamas “cannot continue as a military or government force.”
“Peace will be impossible as long as it stands as a power that can govern or as a power that can be threatened by the use of violence,” Rubio said. “It has to be eradicated.”
The secretary has no plans to meet Palestinians on this trip. He also closed US allies in peace with Israel, which visited Egypt and Jordan, refusing to accept the influx of Palestinian refugees.
Trump will speak to reporters after attending the Daytona 500 on Sunday.
“I told Bibi you’re doing whatever you want to do. My statement was that they had to make a comeback.” He said recently released hostages were said it appears to be in pretty good condition.
Resuming the war could be a Death penalty Due to the remaining hostages, they may not succeed in annihilation of Hamas, who survived the 15-month Israeli onslaught and quickly reasserted control of Gaza when the ceasefire took hold last month.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces said they launched airstrikes on Sunday on those approaching troops in southern Gaza. Hamaslan Interior Ministry said the strike killed three police officers while securing the intrusion of aid trucks near Rafa on the Egyptian border.
Hamas called the attack a “serious violation” of the ceasefire and accused Netanyahu of trying to block the contract.
Israel launched a 15-month war with Hamas in Gaza in response to the terrorist attacks on October 7th. The terrorist attack killed about 1,200 people in southern Israel and took 251 others hostages. According to the Hamasran Health Ministry of Palestinian Territories, the war killed more than 48,000 people in Gaza.
On Saturday, Israel accepted the delivery of a commission of the MK-84 heavy bomb after Trump lifted up the blocks placed on them by the Biden administration, Reuters reported. The MK-84 is an unguided 2,000 pound bomb that can tear thick concrete and metal, creating a wide explosion radius.
“Peace by strength. You understand that, it’s called peace through strength,” Trump was asked by reporters on Sunday about weapon delivery. “You know, they contracted those weapons for a long time under the Biden administration, and then Biden did not deliver weapons. But I see another thing. I say peace through power. They were sitting there and bought it with them.”
Countering the threat from Iran
Netanyahu said he and Rubio also had “very productive discussions” on many other issues.
He said Israel and the United States “were shoulder to shoulder in countering the Iranian threat.”
“We agreed that Ayatollahs should not have nuclear weapons and that they must rewind the Iranian attack in the region,” he said.
Rubio said: “Behind all the terrorist groups behind all the acts of violence that threaten the peace and stability of the millions who call this region home, Iran is Iran. ”
The hostility of Israel and Iran goes back decades. Iran has supported Middle Eastern groups describing themselves as “axis of resistance” to Israeli and the US influence.
Since the outbreak of the war in Gaza, Israel has fought multiple battlefields, including targeting Iran-backed Hezbollah. Israel assassinated Hamas and the top leader of Hezbollah and traded limited retaliatory attacks with Iran.
Netanyahu said that Israel has “a powerful blow” to Iran since the start of the war in Gaza and has gained Trump’s support, “There’s no doubt we can finish our work.”
