Netanyahu urges Hamas to surrender

네타냐후 “하마스의 종말 시작 지금 투항하라“ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Hamas to “surrender now“, calling it “the beginning of the end“ of the militant group’s existence while Hamas has warned there will be no return of hostages without negotiations. Lee Seung-jae has more. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, called on Hamas to lay down their weapons, and surrender saying the Palestinian militant group’s end is near. In the statement, Netanyahu said dozens of Hamas militants have surrendered over the past few days. However, Hamas has rejected the claims. Meanwhile, the Palestinian military group says Israel will not be able to recover any of its hostages unless it engages in talks over conditional swap deals. A spokesman for the al-Qassam Brigades said in a statement broadcast by Al Jazeera television on Sunday that Israel will not be able to recover the captives by force, adding there had been a failed attempt by the Israeli military to free one of them. He also noted that Hamas fighters had partially or fully destroyed 180 Israeli personnel carriers, tanks, and bulldozers in the ten days since fighting began after a brief seven-day ceasefire. The Israeli Prime Minister and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke over the phone for nearly an hour on Sunday, with the Israeli leader reportedly expressing dissatisfaction with Moscow’s stance in the armed conflict. Russia has regularly criticized Israel, including at the UN Security Council, while also hosting a Hamas delegation in late October for meetings. According to Russia’s TASS news agency, Putin told Netanyahu that Moscow rejects terrorism, but cannot support the “dire” situation of people in Gaza. Meanwhile,.. speaking to CNN, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says it’s up to Israel and not the U.S. to decide when to end its war against Hamas in Gaza. The comments come as reports of Washington pressing on Israel to wrap up operations by the end of the year. In a show of support, Blinken defended the emergency sales of nearly 14 thousand rounds of tank ammunition to Israel, and called for quick approval from Congress for more than 100 billion U.S. dollars in aid for Israel, Ukraine, and other national security priorities. Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News. #Israeli_Prime_Minister #Benjamin_Netanyahu #Hamas #Israeli_military #Gaza #Palestinian_militant #Middle_East #Israel_Defense_Forces #이스라엘_하마스 #네타냐후 #Arirang_News #아리랑뉴스 📣 Facebook : 📣 Twitter : 📣 Homepage : 2023-12-11, 09:00 (KST)