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submitted 1 year ago by Pips@lemmy.film to c/news@beehaw.org

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.

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[-] statist43@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Do you have a source for this? Would be kind of hypocrit for him to do

[-] taanegl@beehaw.org 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Sure, here's one from the Jerusalem Post.

https://m.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Netanyahu-Money-to-Hamas-part-of-strategy-to-keep-Palestinians-divided-583082

The motive was clear, and that was to delegitemise other more balanced political groups from Palestine. He basically propped up Hamas because he knew what their intentions were.

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