Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu entered the Gaza Strip on Tuesday to meet with Israel Defense Forces personnel and deliver an address to the remaining leadership of Hamas . Netanyahu, joined by Defense Minister Israel Katz, gave a video address from the war zone in which he vowed to finish the dismantling of Hamas in the region and prevent them from ever reestablishing governance over the local Palestinian society. "Here in the center of the Strip and throughout the Strip, they have achieved excellent results toward our important objective — Hamas will not rule in Gaza," Netanyahu said.
"We are eliminating its military capabilities in very impressive fashion. We are moving on to its governing abilities, and we are not yet done. Hamas will not be in Gaza.
" The pair of Israeli leaders met with brigade commanders to review operational activities aimed at recovering the approximately 100 living and dead Israeli hostages believed to remain in the region. Netanyahu has been in hot water with his political opposition, and many families of Israeli hostages are still held by Hamas. He was forced to appear before the Knesset on Monday and stand for a monthly debate in which opposition leader Yair Lapid accused him of losing the trust of the Israeli military.
“The reservists can’t trust you. They look at this government — they look at you, Mr. Netanyahu — and they know that there is no one to trust.
They are fulfilling their duty. The government is not fulfilling its.