Netanyahu pledges 'full force' to 'complete' fight against Hamas in coming days

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu connected Monday pledged to determination against Hamas with "full force" successful the coming days to "complete" the combat against the Iran-backed panic group.

Netanyahu made the remarks astir the war successful Gaza portion visiting with Israel Defense Forces reservists.

"In the coming days, we are going successful with afloat unit to implicit the operation," Netanyahu said. "Completing the cognition means defeating Hamas. It means destroying Hamas."

Netanyahu said that eliminating Hamas and freeing the remaining hostages that the radical took during its deadly onslaught connected Oct. 7, 2023, "go manus successful hand."

AMERICAN HOSTAGE EDAN ALEXANDER IS RELEASED BY HAMAS AFTER MORE THAN 580 DAYS IN CAPTIVITY

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the yearly ceremonial connected the eve of Israel's Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers (Yom HaZikaron) astatine the Yad LaBanim Memorial successful Jerusalem connected Tuesday, April 29, 2025. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP)

"It’s imaginable that Hamas volition say, ‘Time retired — we privation to merchandise 10 much [hostages].’ Fine, bring them. We’ll instrumentality them, and past we’ll spell in," the premier curate said. "But determination volition not beryllium a concern successful which we halt the war. There whitethorn beryllium a impermanent cease-fire, but we’re going each the way."

With Hamas' merchandise of Israeli American hostage Edan Alexander connected Monday, determination are 58 hostages present being held successful Gaza. Netanyahu's remarks came conscionable earlier Alexander was released.

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U.S. Special Envoy Adam Boehler and Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff met with the families of hostages for astir 2 hours successful Tel Aviv connected Tuesday earlier traveling to Doha, Qatar, to articulation talks connected a imaginable ceasefire successful Gaza.

Special Envoy Adam Boehler and Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff met with the families of hostages for astir 2 hours successful Tel Aviv connected Tuesday. (Paulina Patimer)

Boehler said that pursuing Alexander’s release, determination is simply a amended accidental of securing the merchandise of the remaining hostages.

Boehler and Witkoff told families that if they did not judge determination was a genuine accidental for advancement successful negotiations, they would not beryllium making the travel to Doha.

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As the warfare successful Gaza drags on, President Donald Trump kicked off a four-day Middle East trip on Tuesday successful Saudi Arabia, wherever helium and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman were expected to clasp talks connected ending the warfare successful Gaza and more.

Fox News' Yonat Friling and The Associated Press contributed to this report.