No chance of ‘complete victory’ in Gaza: Ex-Israeli PM Ehud Olmert
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Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says that the Israeli war on Gaza does not serve any interest for "Israel", adding that the Israeli offensive on Rafah should stop.
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Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert takes questions from reporters after a news conference in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. (AP)
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has ruled out a likelihood of a "complete victory" for "Israel" in Gaza.
Speaking with Israeli Kan TV on May 25, Olmert said that there is no chance "to achieve complete victory or [enable] complete destruction of Hamas."
He labeled this war as a "stalling war", adding that it "does not serve any interest for Israel, but rather serves Netanyahu and some extremist members of his government."
Addressing the Israeli ground invasion in Rafah, labeled by the Israeli occupation as a "military operation", Olmert said, "The military operation in Rafah must be stopped."
Read more: ICJ orders 'Israel' to immediately halt offensive on Rafah
'Netanyahu will return your captives in coffins': Al-Qassam video
The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, released on May 25 a video addressing the families of Israeli captives held by the Resistance group in Gaza, warning that the occupation government is putting them in real danger.
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The Brigades accompanied the video with a message to the families stating: "Your army, under [Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu's orders, has violated their [captives] dignity, both the living and the dead."
The clip also featured statements made by Netanyahu since the beginning of the war claiming that "efforts are being made to bring back all hostages."
Similar statements indicating that all capabilities are being utilized to reach the captives made by other top Israeli officials were also displayed, including War Cabinet member Minister Benny Gantz and Israeli army spokesperson Daniel Hagari.
After showing footage of the different claims, al-Qassam addressed the captives' families, saying: "This is how Netanyahu, his army, and his war cabinet kill the captives," followed by images of Israeli captives killed by the continuous Israeli bombardment of Gaza.
The Resistance group urged the families to ask Netanyahu and his ministers for the names of those killed captives, asserting that "they know them very well." It then warned that "time is running out" and that the Israeli government would be the reason for the "captives returning to their families in coffins."
"This is how they will bring them back," a statement written in English, Arabic, and Hebrew read.
For many weeks now, Israelis have been flooding the streets of Tel Aviv and several other areas, demanding that Netanyahu resign over his performance in the war on Gaza, including his continued dismissal of an exchange deal.
