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Trump Tells Netanyahu: In Gaza, "Forget the Partial Deals....Go In with Full Force and Finish This"


(Times of Israel) Nava Freiberg - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Israel's Security Cabinet on Sunday that "a partial deal is not relevant" for a ceasefire in Gaza. "It's not on the table. Hamas must be destroyed," he said. Netanyahu explained that Israel's diplomatic backing, including from the U.S., is "not limitless," and that withdrawing from some of the areas captured in the most recent operation would cost a "heavy price." It would take six months to return to those military lines because the IDF would have to recover ground that a deal would compel it to withdraw from, under international pressure and with lost lives. "If Israel makes do with a partial deal without defeating Hamas, this would mean that by kidnapping its citizens, Hamas brought Israel to its knees." Moreover, Netanyahu reportedly said that President Trump has urged him not to accept any partial ceasefire and hostage-release deal with Hamas because it will turn into a sequence of small "salami" mini-deals. "Forget the partial deals....Go in with full force and finish this," Netanyahu said Trump told him.
2025-09-02 00:00:00
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