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Netanyahu says Gaza war will not end until Hamas disarms

  • On Oct 18, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the war in Gaza won’t end until Hamas is disarmed and the Gaza Strip demilitarised, stressing completing the ceasefire’s second phase is essential.
  • Under the US-brokered ceasefire, Hamas has released all 20 living hostages and the remains of nine Israelis and one Nepalese, but dead hostages remain a key obstacle tied to reopening the Rafah crossing.
  • On Oct 18, Gaza’s civil defence agency recovered nine Shaaban family members after Israeli tank fire, and the Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades handed over two bodies received by the Red Cross.
  • Netanyahu’s office directed the Rafah crossing remain closed until further notice, with reopening conditional on Hamas returning hostages and bodies; the Palestinian mission in Cairo said it could open Oct 20 for Gazans in Egypt while aid enters via Israeli checkpoints.
  • Hamas warned late on Oct 18 that Rafah’s closure delays remains retrieval and complicates UN relief, while Tom Fletcher outlined a 60-day UN surge plan including a million meals a day.
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The war in Gaza will not end until the Islamist movement Hamas is disarmed and the Palestinian territories are demilitarized, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. The US State Department said Hamas was planning a direct attack on civilians in Gaza, warning that doing so would violate the peace agreement.

·Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned this Saturday that the war in the Gaza Strip would end only with the disarmament of Hamas and the demilitarization of the Palestinian territory, provided for in the second phase of the ceasefire agreement.

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The Israeli Prime Minister also announced on Saturday night, during a television interview, that he will run for a new term in the next elections.

·Paris, France
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Jewish Insider broke the news in on Thursday, October 16, 2025.
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