(Jacob Bruns, Headline USA) After declaring a state of war on Saturday in the wake of Hamas’s shocking terrorist attacks, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed in an address Monday to respond with ferocity that will go down in history, the Daily Mail reported.
Netanyahu compared the Hamas attacks to the earlier Islamic State attacks that occurred throughout the Obama administration.
‘”The atrocities committed by Hamas have not been seen since ISIS atrocities,” the prime minister declared, emphasizing the brutality with which Hamas had approached its recent raid.
“Bound children executed, along with their families,” he continued. “Young men and women shot in the back, executed. Other horrors I won’t describe here.”
Graphic videos circulating on social media have confirmed the horrific war crimes, with the nightmare continuing to unfold as Hamas proceeds to execute an estimated 150 hostages—likely including some American citizens.
In response, Israel declared a “complete siege on Gaza,” and has also reportedly blocked off water and electricity sources that supply the region.
🚨BREAKING: Israeli Defense Minister: “No food, No electricity, No fuel, No water. We’re fighting human animals and we act accordingly." pic.twitter.com/SZ1uk1AZ5q
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) October 9, 2023
According to Netanyahu, the “enlightened world” must unite to help Israel defeat Hamas once and for all, just as it helped Israel 10 years ago.
“We have always known who Hamas is. Now the entire world knows,” he said.
“Hamas is ISIS,” he added. “And we will defeat it just like the enlightened world defeated ISIS. This vile enemy wanted war, and it will get war.”
Despite calls from the Left for Israel to appease the terrorists and those offering them safe harbor in the Gaza strip, the conflict does not appear to be waning.
Earlier Monday, Netanyahu promised to “change the Middle East,” noting that “this is only the beginning … we are all with you and we will defeat them with force, enormous force.”
In an apparent commitment to all-out warfare, the prime minister added that what Israel does to its enemies in the coming days “will echo for generations.”
Israeli squadrons of soldiers affirmed the prime minister’s remarks, suggesting that leaders in Gaza posed a similar threat to ISIS, and thus must receive similar treatment.
“We are going to act towards Hamas in every way, like the West treated Daesh [ISIS],” an Israeli military official noted.
“Operationally, that means eradicating their leaders and fighters,” he added. “There will be international and diplomatic implications as well.”
