JERUSALEM, Israel – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Monday that victory in Gaza is at hand.
His declaration comes in the face of U.S. and international opposition to Israel’s last major military campaign.
Netanyahu told Fox News, “Victory is close. I mean, as I’ve said, three-quarters of those (Hamas) fighting battalions (are gone). The best thing we can do for the future of the Middle East, for the future of peace, for the future of those hostages is to get a speedy victory.”
Netanyahu also responded to President Joe Biden’s “Come to Jesus” comment regarding civilian casualties in Gaza.
“I’m not familiar with the term, even though Jesus wasn’t born that far from here. I can tell you if it means having a heart-to-heart conversation, we’ve had that many times over the forty years that I’ve known Joe Biden.”
At the beginning of Ramadan, Netanyahu’s wife Sara sent a personal letter to the Emir of Qatar’s’ mother, Sheikha Maza Bint Nasser al-Missned, with Ramadan wishes and a plea for the release of the hostages in Hamas captivity.
“I urge you, in the spirit of Ramadan, to leverage your significant influence to work towards the release of Israeli hostages,” Mrs. Netanyahu wrote. “Your
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