Israeli opposition politician Gadi Eisenkot, wey be Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu main rival for upcoming elections, don vow on Thursday say e go defeat Hamas for Gaza if e become prime minister after October 27 vote.
For press conference near war-ravaged Palestinian territory, di leader of centre-right Yashar party talk say: ‘Today I give a public commitment: from the moment I enter the Prime Minister’s Office, within 18 months Hamas will no longer rule the Gaza Strip.’
E talk say e go achieve dis either by implementing US President Donald Trump ceasefire plan for Gaza, wey provide for gradual disarmament of Hamas and transfer of power, or through ‘creative operations’ by Israel military wey target to destroy di Palestinian movement military wing.
Yashar party leader and former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot also pledge say e go destroy Hamas military wing and dismantle its leadership within 18 months if e become prime minister, while e dey give briefing at Gaza border on Thursday.
E say: ‘I pledge that within 18 months of taking office as prime minister, Hamas will no longer rule the Gaza Strip. We will destroy Hamas’s military wing.’
According to am, dis go happen either through action based on President Trump framework, wey Netanyahu government accept, or through use of military and operational capabilities.
In response, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Likud party ask: ‘How would you destroy Hamas without getting permission from your partners, Mansour [Abbas] and [Ahmed] Tibi?’ Likud statement suggest say government wey include Arab parties no go allow operation for Gaza, even though Abbas Ra’am be coalition partner during several strikes against Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, including IDF operation wey target Hamas tunnels just days after coalition formation in June 2021.
