Translated Jumanne
Israeli citizens,
We are on the third day of the campaign.
We are in a war for the house, a war for
ensuring our existence, a war in which we
will win.
This war was forced upon us by an
abominable enemy, human beasts who
celebrate the murder of women, children
and the elderly. We have not seen the
atrocities committed by Hamas since the
atrocities of ISIS. Forced children who were
executed with the rest of their families.
Young men and women who were shot in
the back, executed, and other atrocities
that I will not describe here.
We always knew who Hamas was, now the
whole world knows. Hamas is ISIS - and
we will defeat it just as the enlightened
world defeated ISIS. This bitter enemy
wanted war - and he would get war.
At the beginning of the war, I ordered five
immediate things to be done:
First action - purify the settlements and
repel any entry of the enemy into our
territory. Those battles are still going on.
A number of vile terrorists are still among
us, and our forces are working around the
clock to eliminate them.
A second action that is being carried
out at these moments - to launch a
massive attack against Hamas with an
unprecedented intensity.
Third action - to fortify the other fronts -
on the northern border against Hezbollah,
in Judea and Samaria, and within the State
of Israel.
I embrace the men and women fighters, all
the security and rescue personnel, who act
with extraordinary courage, even in these
moments on all these fronts, and sacrifice
their lives to protect the State of Israel.
Fourth action - the continuation of the
strengthening of the international support
which I began to mobilize with the
outbreak of the campaign on Saturday,
in order to preserve our space of action
against our enemies.
A final action, for me, is of utmost
importance - to establish the unity of the
people. The division within us is over. We
are all united. And when we are united -
we win.
The people are united, and now the
leadership needs to unite. I call on
the opposition leaders to immediately
establish a national emergency
government without preconditions, as was
established with Menachem Begin, on the
eve of the Six Day War.
Dear citizens of Israel, we have begun, and
I emphasize we have only begun, to strike
at Hamas. The images of the devastation
and destruction from the Hamas
strongholds in Gaza are just the beginning.
We have eliminated many hundreds of
terrorists, and we will not stop there. I
said that every place from which Hamas
operates will turn into ruins. It is already
happening today, it will happen even more
in the future.
I am in continuous contact with President
Biden, and I would like to thank him again,
on behalf of all the citizens of Israel, for
the commitment of the USA in words
and deeds for the security of Israel. An
American aircraft carrier, one of the largest
in the world, is on its way to our region. Our
common enemies in space understand
very well the significance of this step.
Also, I want to thank many world leaders
for your unprecedented support for Israel.
Citizens of Israel, I must also tell you, there
is a lot of fake news and false propaganda
that is published with the aim of scaring
us and dividing us, such as the publication
about dozens of tunnels penetrating our
territory, or the false publication as if the
Egyptian intelligence gave an early warning
to Israel before the outbreak of the war
- something that did not exist and was
not created. You must not fall into these
propaganda traps, and you must also
equip yourself with what is most needed in
the war with patience and composure.
I know we all want results here and now.
It will take time. But I assure you dear
citizens, at the end of the campaign
all our enemies will know that it was a
terrible mistake to attack Israel. What is
done to our enemies in the coming days
will resonate with them for generations.
Already today the battlefield is saturated
with supreme acts of heroism by our
people: soldiers, policemen, civilians. I
saw the video of General Zini standing
today with his soldiers after our forces
eliminated terrorists. This is our spirit,
which is expressed in standing firm
and determined - together. I also saw a
heart-wrenching video of David, an IDF
soldier, whose baby son entered the
covenant of Abraham our father yesterday.
David was in the field with his fellow
members of the unit and watched the
circumcision ceremony on the screen of
the mobile phone, and when the words
were heard: "In the blood of my life", tears
stood in the eyes of all of us.
Yesterday I appointed Brigadier General
Gal Hirsch to be in charge of the abducted
and missing persons issue, and he has
already started his work. We will do
everything for them. Our hearts are with
the families of the abductees, our hearts
are with the families of the victims.
We lost entire families, sons and
daughters, young and old, soldiers and
female soldiers, policemen and security
personnel, Jews and non-Jews. The shared
destiny is ours all. This is not a suggestion.
This is a real thing. It is the truest and
deepest thing that binds us to each other.
Together we will overcome and together
we will win - only together.
As the prime minister of Israel, I tell you
frankly: difficult days are still ahead of
us. We grieve for our brothers and sisters
whose blood was shed, and we are
determined to win this war, to bring life,
blessing and light to our people and our
country.
The rise of Israel is a miracle and an
example of faith and action. In the book
of Samuel it is said: "Israel's eternity will
not lie." Throughout the long journey of
our people, this promise has been fully
fulfilled. This time too we will keep our promise - because the nation of Israel lives.
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