Celebrations in Israel after government says Hamas leader killed
A demonstrator holds a sign about the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar during a protest calling for a ceasefire deal and the immediate release of captives on Thursday, October 17
Israeli soldiers give out food to a person in Sderot, Israel, October 17
Israelis celebrate the news of the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, near Kibbutz Erez, southern Israel, on Thursday, October 17
Killing of Sinwar will only ‘expand war’
Al Jazeera’s senior political analyst Marwan Bishara says Netanyahu and his government’s “appetite for violence grows with war. … They don’t get enough of it.”
Bishara said that in the wake of the successful assassinations carried out by Israel in recent months – Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah – the war has expanded.
“And now with the killing of Sinwar, the war will continue to expand and deepen and become even more violent,” he said.
Bishara cited a quote from Netanyahu’s speech moments ago in which he spoke about eliminating the “axis of evil”, meaning Iran and its partner groups, saying this was the prime minister’s clear signal that he means to escalate this conflict to a regional war.
He outlined what he called a likely scenario in which Israel will continue to ethnically cleanse the Gaza Strip, expand its operations in southern Lebanon, then move on to Syria, all while bombing Iran.
Israeli army vows to pursue everyone involved in October 7 attack
Israeli military Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi says the army won’t stop until all fighters involved in the October 7 attack are caught and all captives returned.
Yahyah Sinwar, who Israel claims was killed Wednesday in Gaza, is accused of being the mastermind behind the attack on Israel last year.
Israeli Chief of the General Staff Herzi Halevi says the army will pursue everyone involved in October 7 attack
