JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday (Oct 5) vowed there could be no Hamas rule in Gaza as he attended a memorial occasion marking three years because the militant group’s Oct 7, 2023 assault.
Monday is a nationwide day of remembrance for the deadliest day in Israel’s historical past, with flags lowered to half-mast on public buildings from 6.29am, the time the assault started.
Talking throughout a state ceremony on the Mount Herzl navy cemetery in Jerusalem, Netanyahu mentioned “now we have achieved monumental accomplishments, however there are nonetheless missions forward of us, and we intend to finish them”.
“There will probably be no Hamas rule in Gaza,” he added, vowing to proceed concentrating on anybody who was concerned within the assault or who held hostages.
In a separate speech afterward Monday, Netanyahu mentioned he stood with victims’ households and the nation shared their grief.
“There isn’t a forgiveness for the murderers, the torturers, the arsonists. There isn’t a forgiveness for the destroyers, the looters, the abductors,” he mentioned.
Later within the speech, a heckler shouted: “You did not defend my son and 1,200 others killed on Oct 7 – disgrace!” main Netanyahu to briefly pause the handle.
The Hamas-led assault resulted within the deaths of 1,221 folks, based on an AFP tally primarily based on official Israeli figures. Militants additionally dragged 251 hostages into Gaza, 44 of them already useless.
