Iran Press/ West Asia: Hamas’s enduring control in Gaza, despite Israeli assaults, suggests there is currently no viable alternative to its governance over the enclave, Israel's War Cabinet Minister Gideon Sa’ar told Israel’s Army Radio.
“Hamas is far from being defeated, and if anyone thinks that there will be an alternative to its rule in the Gaza Strip, it simply won’t happen,” Gideon Sa’ar added.
On Monday, another war cabinet minister, Gadi Eisenkot, said Israeli authorities should stop deceiving themselves and reach an agreement to bring back captives held in Gaza.
Israel has pounded the Gaza Strip since a cross-border attack by the Palestinian group Hamas on Oct. 7, killing at least 24,100 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injuring more than 60,800 others, according to local health authorities.
The death toll in Israel from the October 7 Hamas attacks stands at 1,139.
Israel had announced its goal from the beginning of the operation to destroy Hamas and then release the Israeli captives in Gaza, but after more than three months, this goal has not been achieved.
Experts believe that Israel is now in a dilemma and must choose between destroying Hamas or freeing the captives.
While Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of the Zionist regime, is under pressure from the families of the captives, experts believe that the destruction of Hamas is a far-fetched goal.
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