Netanyahu made the war goal clear in a TV speech.

DLNews World at War:

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (73) clarified in just a few words on Wednesday evening what dimension the defense against Palestinian terror has: The Hamas organization will be destroyed, and every Hamas member is "a dead man."

The fate of Israel is at stake. This enemy is worse than the Islamist terrorist organization “Islamic State.”

The Hamas attackers beheaded children, raped women, and burned people alive during their attack on Israel on Saturday, Netanyahu summarized. 1,200 Israelis were murdered, over 2,700 were injured, and around 150 people were abducted to the Gaza Strip.

As a result, Israel's army bombed buildings and bases in the Gaza Strip and Gaza City used by Hamas terrorists. Three hundred thousand reservists have been called up, and a large deployment of military ground troops is expected.

Netanyahu brings opposition to the government.

For the duration of the war, Israel formed an emergency government with opposition politician Benny Gantz. Netanyahu wants to “put aside all differences.” Gantz: “There is a time for peace and war – now is the time for war.” He also said about the goal of Israeli defense: “We will wipe this thing called Hamas, this Gaza IS, from the face of the earth. It will cease to exist.”

According to reports, Netanyahu, Galant, and former Defense Minister Gantz from the National Union party plan to form a war cabinet.