“If the regime harms the Druze, it will be harmed by us,” Netanyahu and Katz said in joint statement.
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With the return of the four bodies, Israel has now received all 33 hostages to be handed over in the first phase of the ceasefire deal.
He spoke at the funeral of Shiri, Ariel and Kfir, kidnapped and murdered by Gazan terrorists.
Israel has an “absolute right to determine what happens in Judea and Samaria,” said Sen. Ted Cruz.
“We will not allow southern Syria to become Southern Lebanon,” said Israel Katz, the Israeli defense minister.
US President Trump is ready to back Jerusalem in “whatever course of action it chooses regarding” the Gaza-based terrorist group.
The Israeli prime minister stated that the terror organization must give assurances that it won’t commit future violations or humiliate hostages.
Hamas on Friday night handed over Shiri’s body to the Red Cross, which in turn delivered the corpse to Israel for identification.
The IDF said areas within Judea and Samaria have been closed off.
“On behalf of the State of Israel, I bow my head and ask for forgiveness,” wrote Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
