Netanyahu says Israel has ‘delivered a devastating blow’ to its enemies

Hezbollah denied responsibility for Saturday’s attack on the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights.

Netanyahu has defended Israel’s military action in Gaza. The prime minister faces intense pressure from inside and outside Israel to end the war and agree to a ceasefire and a deal. Bring back the hostages Still being held in the Palestinian territories.

“If we had listened to those voices, we would not have eliminated the leadership of Hamas and thousands of terrorists, we would not have destroyed the infrastructure of terrorism … we would not have created the conditions that would bring us closer to a deal that would both free all the hostages and achieve all the war objectives,” he said.

The Gaza war, which began after a Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, has killed 1,197 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures.

The militants also captured 251 people, 111 of whom remain in Gaza, and the Israeli military said 39 had died.

According to the Ministry of Health in the Hamas-controlled area, Israel’s retaliatory military operations have killed at least 39,445 people in Gaza.