Israel Will Eradicate Hamas, Says Netanyahu

Israel will eradicate the Hamas movement and will return all hostages held by radicals in the Gaza Strip. This was stated by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a special video address to the nation while in the United States, according to TASS.

"We will eradicate Hamas and bring our hostages back," said the Prime Minister.

"We will do everything to return all our hostages," Netanyahu continued, adding that U.S. President Donald Trump "fully agrees" that Israel "will do everything to bring back all hostages, and that Hamas will no longer exist in Gaza."