Benjamin Netanyahu

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Together with the Ministry of Defence, I instructed the IDF to attack targets in Beirut.

There will be no situation where Hezbollah attacks our cities and civilians.

We continue to deepen our activity on the ground in southern Lebanon, eliminating Hezbollah strongholds.

Hezbollah is on the run.

We are determined to restore security to the residents of the north, just as we did to the residents of the south.

We consider such actions to be illegal.

They border on international piracy.

We strongly disagree that they are being carried out in full compliance with international law.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traveled to Israel's northern border with Lebanon today, and he praised Israeli troops for, as he said, striking Hezbollah relentlessly.

He went on to say, So he certainly isn't sounding like his focus is a ceasefire.

We are currently squeezing Hamas.

We now control 60% of the territory of the Strip.

You know this.

We were at 50.

We moved to 60.

My directive is to go to 70.

We're pressing them from all sides.

We're dealing with the remnants.

My quads have seized up completely.