Whoever speaks of absolute Hamas defeat not speaking truth: Eisenkot
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When asked whether the current Israeli leadership is telling the truth to the public, the Israeli war cabinet minister responded with a simple "no".
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Former Israeli occupation military chief Gadi Eisenkot announces his election bid in "Ramat Gan", on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. (AP Photo)
Appearing to be responding to Israeli occupation Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli war cabinet minister Gadi Eisenkot pointed out that talks about the "absolute defeat" of the Palestinian Resistance group Hamas are not true.
"Whoever speaks of absolute defeat is not speaking the truth,” Eisenkot told the Israeli Channel 12 a couple of hours after Netanyahu vowed to continue the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip until what he called "complete victory" over Hamas.
When asked whether the current Israeli leadership is telling the truth to the public, the Israeli war cabinet minister responded with a simple "no".
He also criticized Netanyahu's refusal to engage in high-level talks about planning for what Israeli media called "post-war Gaza", saying, "The goals of the war have not yet been achieved, but the [number of soldiers on the ground] is now more limited… You have to think about what’s next."
In a related context, Eisenkot considered that his presence in the war cabinet prevented "Israel" from committing a serious strategic mistake in attacking Hezbollah in the days following the Palestinian Resistance October 7 operation.
Eisenkot, whose youngest son was killed in battles in Gaza last month, told Channel 12 that the Israeli military was on the verge of striking Hezbollah, "even though the latter had not fired at Israel yet," adding that he convinced officials in the war cabinet to postpone the attack.
The Wall Street Journal reported last month that US President Joe Biden urged Netanyahu "to halt a pre-emptive strike" against Hezbollah days after the October 7 operation.
According to the WSJ report, Israeli fighter jets in the air were awaiting the orders before Biden spoke to Netanyahu on October 11, asking him to step back and consider the consequences of such a move that could ignite a broader regional war.
A couple of days ago, Israeli media reported that Eisenkot opposes continuing the military operation in Gaza due to its inconsistency with the goal of releasing Israeli captives held by the Palestinian Resistance in the besieged Strip.
