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28 June 2024

Netanyahu Ally Breaks Ranks over Hamas

Hugh Cameron

Tzachi Hanegbi, Israel's national security adviser, has seemingly broken ranks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to admit that Hamas "cannot be eliminated because it is an idea".

Despite Netanyahu's repeated pronouncements that his goal in this war remains the eradication of Hamas from the Gaza Strip, Hanegbi is only the latest prominent Israeli to cast doubt on the prime minister's bullish aims.

As reported by Ynet, an Israeli news site, Hanegbi's comments were made during a panel discussion at Reichman University, Tel Aviv in Tuesday morning. The conference was delayed due to protestors preventing Hanegbi from speaking.

Hanegbi is a member of Netanyahu's Likud party, and has previously held several positions within his government, including Minister of Health, Justice, and Transportation. He assumed the role of the country's national security advisor in January 2023.

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