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hopefully we'll squeeze a lot of that in before that netanyahu press conference, now though, let's head to the bbc sport centre. that's with jane google, jane, good evening. translation: on the night of saturda , translation: on the night of saturday, december— translation: on the night of saturday, december one, - translation: on the night of saturday, december one, the | translation: on the night of- saturday, december one, the fighter wrote these words to his family. we started an historical procedure and we must wring it to an end with a devastating victory. i am proud to be a soldier and i think the idf five days after that inmate died in the battlefield. and for his last words, i —— amit did not sign, this is his last will, in final victory.

yesterday myself and my wife sarah met the forum of heroes that died and they gave me a memorial notebook, this is its title. in death they have commended us victory. this is the last will of all of the heroes who did not die in vain and tonight i am here to tell you one thing. we are on our way to a complete victory. the victory is in our reach. it's not about years, or about decades, it's about months. the idf is using wonderful work —— doing wonderful work. we at the political ranks have given it, which is relinquishing hamas releasing the hostages and making sure gaza is for israel any more, the final victory is our goal. this was the decision i brought to the government at the

beginning of the war and we will not take, we will not be satisfied with less. i rememberwhen take, we will not be satisfied with less. i remember when i was a commander of the commander unit. i heard a statement saying we do not come back until we finish our mission. and nowi come back until we finish our mission. and now i heard from our hero soldiers, we're not coming back until we went. and now this is completely contrary to what we are told for months and months by all these former experts and people who think they are experts, and i have to tell you that this is also completely contrary to what many people in the international community told us before we started the ground campaign. they told us that the ground manoeuvre will not succeed and it would be a mistake to get into the city of gaza, that we wouldn't be able to locate the gaza headquarters without killing many people and we won't be able to release so many of our hostages without finishing the war. and they told us we won't be able to get into the subterranean tunnels of the

hamas because it's impregnable. and our brave warriors, our brave commanders have proven the complete contrary to that. everything we were told that is impossible, or warriors proved it is possible. all of the goals that we have set, for our hero soldiers have maintained and even more so the idf achievements are indeed amazing and within four months they have wounded or killed 20,000 terrorists which is more than half of the hamas fighters. we've been able to kill the terrorists and we are still now killing the terrorists. 0ur soldiers are systematically uncovering subterranean tunnels where the hamas is hiding. they are discovering rockets, headquarters, many hideouts. hamas was sure they were impregnable and we were not able to find them, our hero soldiers are now fighting in khan younis, the main

headquarter of hamas. we have told them to be ready to also operate in russia and the last headquarters of hamas and also here. it is time. in time they will follow international law and allow the population safe movement outside of the were areas. we will find the last terrorists, we will destroy the subterranean tunnels and we will do that and continue until the end and i'm asking to emphasise once more, there is no other solution than a complete and final victory. it hamas will survive in gaza there is only a matter of time until the next disaster. it will continue on with its aggression and killing, only a final and complete victory would allow us to bring the security both to the north and south of israel. and at the end of the day, the hamas devastation will reflect on the entire middle east and will allow us

to create peace. and today i told the secretary of state blinken from the secretary of state blinken from the usa that we are a very short distance from a complete victory which would also be a victory to other countries, not only for israel, also the us allies and i am asking to talk to the families of the hostages, your beloved ones are always in front of my eyes. always. i'm looking in your eyes, i'm looking at their pictures, and it tears my heart to pieces. for one moment, we do not stop working for their release, even as i speak, and i'm now telling you and i'm telling them what i believe in. that continuation of the military pressure is a condition to release the hostages. if we surrender to the crazy demands of hamas that we will not only bring their release but we will invite a second massacre. a great catastrophe for the state of us civilians is ready to accept,

regarding the day after the work i'm asking to clarify once again, the day after the war is the day after hamas. not half of hamas, the entire hamas. not half of hamas, the entire hamas. and today i told secretary of state blinken that after we devastate hamas we will make sure that gaza is completely demilitarised forever. history has proven that there is only one force that can promise such demilitarisation and this is the state of israel thanks to idf and our security forces. what it means is that israel will be operating in gaza anywhere and anytime as needed in order to make sure terror does not raise its head once again. the civilian management of gaza, will not be performed, anyone assisting terror or educating for terror, i would have to direct to start that and i've given an update to antony blinken and today we are at a

turning point, a historical turning port where the middle east can go towards the light or toward the darkness, will not allow the darkness, will not allow the darkness of a run to win. complete and final victory in gaza is a condition, because all of our enemies are waiting to see who will win. we are operating for a complete and final victory for our security, for our future. and final victory for our security, for ourfuture. for our and final victory for our security, for our future. for our home. and final victory for our security, for ourfuture. for our home. and this is something we must give to all our dead heroes who did not lose their lives in vain and was told about them that from the death, from the blood of the dead, we do not turn away. and god help, together we shall fight, together we shall win. thank you very much. thank you very much, now 0 and a, from channel 13.

you are promising a complete victory, — you are promising a complete victory, how will we achieve that when _ victory, how will we achieve that when in — victory, how will we achieve that when in fact the idf is pulling out its forces — when in fact the idf is pulling out its forces and is giving humanitarian aid and fuel into hamas and hamas— humanitarian aid and fuel into hamas and hamas is retaking its forces where _ and hamas is retaking its forces where it — and hamas is retaking its forces where it was already vanquished from. _ where it was already vanquished from. like — where it was already vanquished from, like north of gaza. so what is your finally — from, like north of gaza. so what is your finally victory? it will include _ your finally victory? it will include the dust the devastation of the hamas military force, this is something — the hamas military force, this is something that takes time. you're tellin: me something that takes time. you're telling me that _ something that takes time. you're telling me that hamas _ something that takes time. you're telling me that hamas is - something that takes time. you're telling me that hamas is coming l something that takes time. you're i telling me that hamas is coming back to places in gaza, it's not true in the north of gaza. yes, first of all we've completely destroyed their units so there is no framework where they can say it unit a, no, there's no such thing. we've completely ruined their chain of command, it's like taking a post, like hitting it with a hammer and now there are fragments and i'm hitting the fragments and i'm hitting the fragments again and again and they are becoming individuals, smaller fragments and we are taking care of

them with our forces, fighting them more and more the whole time, and the more they continue, we do less and less because the fragments are now smaller which is not what is taking place and this is what the idf is doing and i think they are doing it on the best possible way. there is no substitution for military devastation. there is no such thing. we have to complete this devastation and we are able to do it, it's in our reach. i think the armies all around the world if you look at them and compare what happens where it took nine months for the state and its allies to conquer 5000 terrorists who had no subterranean tunnels in a city that is much smaller than gaza. i think what the idf is doing is amazing and it speaks for itself. of course. absolutely. channel 11.

it speaks for itself. of course. absolutely. channel 11.- it speaks for itself. of course. absolutely. channel11. absolutely. channel 11. thank you very much. _ absolutely. channel 11. thank you very much. mr — absolutely. channel 11. thank you very much, mr prime _ absolutely. channel 11. thank you very much, mr prime minister. i absolutely. channel 11. thank you i very much, mr prime minister. many are asking _ very much, mr prime minister. many are asking is— very much, mr prime minister. many are asking is the state of israel and its — are asking is the state of israel and its prime minister supporting any decision to release of any terrorists. _ any decision to release of any terrorists, to release terrorists that have — terrorists, to release terrorists that have murdered? i'm not talking about— that have murdered? i'm not talking about numbers, i'mjust that have murdered? i'm not talking about numbers, i'm just talking about— about numbers, i'm just talking about the — about numbers, i'm just talking about the principles, if they've murdered, what do you say? we did not guarantee _ murdered, what do you say? we did not guarantee anything. _ murdered, what do you say? we did not guarantee anything. we - murdered, what do you say? we did not guarantee anything. we didn't i not guarantee anything. we didn't guarantee the very crazy legend demanded by hamas from us disgracing them, that they are demanding and about these murderers, etc, and about these murderers, etc, and about blood on their hands. this is something they guarantee for, not us. there is supposed to be a process of negotiation, through the negotiators. from what i am now seeing from the counter offer given by hamas it's not going anywhere. channel 12. by hamas it's not going anywhere. channel 11— channel12. good evening, per minister- _ channel12. good evening, per minister. you _ channel12. good evening, per minister. you decided - channel12. good evening, per minister. you decided this - channel12. good evening, peri minister. you decided this week channel12. good evening, per- minister. you decided this week to

enhance _ minister. you decided this week to enhance the amount of trucks getting into gaza, _ enhance the amount of trucks getting into gaza, 200 trucks yesterday. so a lot have _ into gaza, 200 trucks yesterday. so a lot have said no to that end isn't it time _ a lot have said no to that end isn't it time proposed to stop humanitarian aid or at least decrease _ humanitarian aid or at least decrease it, or you aren't not also thinking _ decrease it, or you aren't not also thinking the — decrease it, or you aren't not also thinking the same way as ministers from your— thinking the same way as ministers from your government? first thinking the same way as ministers from your government?— thinking the same way as ministers from your government? first of all, i did not decide to _ from your government? first of all, i did not decide to increase - from your government? first of all, i did not decide to increase the - i did not decide to increase the number, —— decrease the number of trucks, i don't know where that number comes from. it's part of the fake news. it's very hard to fight this wave of fake news, people are repeating things that are not true, does not make these things true. 0n the contrary, i do understand the pain of the families of the dead of the hostages, etc, but the minimal aid that we have committed to provide is an important condition to continue the fight because if they have a humanitarian devastation we cannot continue on fighting, but

something different is happening thatis something different is happening that is important to deal with and i think that people feel that just so. the estimation is about 60% of humanitarian aid is being taken away by hamas. and at the time, president biden said if that happens, needs to be stopped. and we said the same which is why i told the idf and the security forces to find a solution to prevent this from happening and decrease it to the possible minimum. and i will receive their answers and recommendations in the next upcoming days. of what? no, that's what police are asked to do. i think criticism of his forces in other

places. excuse me, no, they do not operate in other places where there are buckets, that's the criticism. speaking of palestinian management administration and gaza and is speaking — administration and gaza and is speaking against you and it seems that he's— speaking against you and it seems that he's trying to explain why we should _ that he's trying to explain why we should pull out. shouldn't you change — should pull out. shouldn't you change the mixture of the cabinet, the war— change the mixture of the cabinet, the war cabinet and who enter. | change the mixture of the cabinet, the war cabinet and who enter. i was the war cabinet and who enter. i was the first to support _ the war cabinet and who enter. i was the first to support and _ the war cabinet and who enter. st the first to support and worked for an emergency government for unit date for this war and i think i've proved that and i'm still doing so until this very day. i think it's important to continue doing so, i think speaking of unity, we need to work for unity. you can't speak of unity and thenjust work for unity. you can't speak of unity and then just bash against and criticise against others. we need true unity. this is what is now needed, and i hope that this is the way everybody will behave, this is what is needed and we need that in

order to get one main thing, which is i don't want to say we are a step away but we are advancing step—by—step towards complete victory and this is something that means we must be completely united. i mean he said he's coming then he said he's not coming, he's giving conditions, he's not giving us conditions, he's not giving us conditions, you know very well that if it was so simple he would become part of the government already but probably he is not interested. goad probably he is not interested. good evenin: , probably he is not interested. good evening. prime _ probably he is not interested. good evening, prime minister. _ probably he is not interested. good evening, prime minister. turkey and jordan— evening, prime minister. turkey and jordan attacked us severely from egypt. _ jordan attacked us severely from egypt, we are already hearing threats — egypt, we are already hearing threats about the danger to our peace _ threats about the danger to our peace with them because of rafah and we are _ peace with them because of rafah and we are seeing from saudi arabia, no gaza without a peace agreement and are you _ gaza without a peace agreement and are you worried about the way our relations— are you worried about the way our relations will look after the war? it relations will look after the war? it would — relations will look after the war? it would look good if we win it, look bad if we don't. we must understand that. everybody is just sitting in the arena watching, our

friends, our enemies, the neutral state, everybody is looking at ask themselves who is going to win? israel or hamas? if you will, israel. backed by the usa, houthis, hezbollah, iran, who would win? and this test is all focused around gaza and everybody is bringing their statements and their talk and eventually the true case is who will win? and i am completely pushing to break through this victory and this victory means that these three things i've said must happen so we have to completely crush all of the units of hamas. we don't leave separate ones behind. if hamas still has six units, it's not devastated. if it has one, no. we must completely shatter and ruin the units, and we have to clear the field, the fragments i was talking about before, and this must of course, we must also see the third

condition i mentioned, clearing everything, the underground. and i already, i wanted to bring the peace agreements but these things are done in the back channels and through diplomacy and then presented to the public. if there is agreement, but there is not any agreement if we don't win hamas. if we men, you will see the peace circle enlarging. —— if we win. see the peace circle enlarging. -- if we win-— if we win. yesterday a minister soke of if we win. yesterday a minister spoke of military _ if we win. yesterday a minister spoke of military control - if we win. yesterday a minister spoke of military control over. if we win. yesterday a minister- spoke of military control over gaza but not _ spoke of military control over gaza but not the — spoke of military control over gaza but not the civil administration, and you — but not the civil administration, and you said now that we can't see these. _ and you said now that we can't see these. the — and you said now that we can't see these, the palestinian wrister into gaza _ these, the palestinian wrister into gaza how— these, the palestinian wrister into gaza. how long can we continue on this way— gaza. how long can we continue on this way until where the cabinet members — this way until where the cabinet members are not agreeing about any plan for— members are not agreeing about any plan for the — members are not agreeing about any plan for the day after the war? who told ou plan for the day after the war? who told you we — plan for the day after the war? who told you we do not _ plan for the day after the war? “to“w told you we do not agree? plan for the day after the war? “to“ir> told you we do not agree? i plan for the day after the war? “tow told you we do not agree? i think we can, and i will certainly bring and contrary to what was said it was

spoken about many times and we could discuss it a lot and we do agree on two important principles, and we don't need to continue after that, because this is just vain talk. it“s because this is just vain talk. it's just a lot of talk in vain because there are things we can talk about in a real matter and i think most of the public agrees. that will happen, and the second thing we need to make sure there is demilitarisation and this will only happen due to the idf and security forces that can stay in gaza and operate and gaza according to need. and the third king you can bring to administration, civil administration, those entities who do not support hamas or any other form of terror, and you're asking me is it possible that discussion, the argument so to speak about how it would stand, do you agree with that? i think most of the public agrees, it makes sense. it makes sense, it simply makes sense. 0therwise

it makes sense. it makes sense, it simply makes sense. otherwise you can operate, what is spoken of, what if now, we can start bringing these entities right now as we are still doing it, before the devastation of hamas is completed? may be as possible. it“sjust hamas is completed? may be as possible. it's just that i'm trying to recruit entities around, that's all ready to assist us doing so, even before it is completed and maybe there are any local entities who are willing to do so who do not operate with hamas you are asking about then, what can we do, we are trying. i don't know if it works out or it will succeed, but as long as people think that we are not committed to complete devastation of hamas then, that there is a possibility that they are too afraid to stand forth because they would be murdered by hamas if they do so. so this claim that you must completely devastate the local administration, the civil administration before...

i'm sorry, that is before you finish the military control is not serious because if you do finish the military administration, if you leave it standing you can't do anything on the civilian aspects that we have to continue on carefully and with responsibility and completely destroy hamas military forces. so this is what the direction i have given, this is the direction i have given, this is the direction the cabinet has given and we are going towards that direction and everybody has to understand that this will happen. i“m and everybody has to understand that this will happen. i'm sorry, who is asking? it this will happen. i'm sorry, who is askin: ? . . this will happen. i'm sorry, who is askin? , this will happen. i'm sorry, who is askinu? , ., this will happen. i'm sorry, who is askin? , .,, this will happen. i'm sorry, who is askin? asking? it was supposed to be passed alread , asking? it was supposed to be passed already. maybe _ asking? it was supposed to be passed already. maybe you — asking? it was supposed to be passed already, maybe you changed - asking? it was supposed to be passed already, maybe you changed your- asking? it was supposed to be passed l already, maybe you changed your mind about _ already, maybe you changed your mind about the _ already, maybe you changed your mind about the law after october seven? know. _ about the law after october seven? know. we _ about the law after october seven? know, we are discussing it. mr prime minister, know, we are discussing it. mr prime minister. we — know, we are discussing it. mr prime minister, we advertise _ know, we are discussing it. mr prime minister, we advertise today - know, we are discussing it. mr prime minister, we advertise today that - minister, we advertise today that blinken— minister, we advertise today that blinken meant to meet the chief of

staff all— blinken meant to meet the chief of staff all alone and may be when we see the _ staff all alone and may be when we see the americans pressure increasing, are you able to take this pressure for a long? i increasing, are you able to take this pressure for a long?- this pressure for a long? i think that the correct _ this pressure for a long? i think that the correct way _ this pressure for a long? i think that the correct way to - this pressure for a long? i think that the correct way to do - this pressure for a long? i think| that the correct way to do things this pressure for a long? i think. that the correct way to do things is through meetings with the politicians, joined as happens today. by the chief of staff, the head of shabbat, the head of westside and they said the peace and i don't see any possibility for private meetings when i go to washington i don't separately meet every person. i think this is the right procedure, and sometimes we do have external cases but usually it doesn't happen and it should be this way. and we should be operating like a normal country. the way. and we should be operating like a normal country.— a normal country. the citizens of the north have _ a normal country. the citizens of the north have been _ a normal country. the citizens of the north have been displaced i a normal country. the citizens of| the north have been displaced for four months and israel is still talking — four months and israel is still talking about the diplomatic arrangement, is it not time to attack—

arrangement, is it not time to attack military and the north and may be _ attack military and the north and may be it's also possible to leave certain _ may be it's also possible to leave certain areas? it�*s may be it's also possible to leave certain areas?— certain areas? it's not something simle, certain areas? it's not something simple. we _ certain areas? it's not something simple, we cannot _ certain areas? it's not something simple, we cannot have - certain areas? it's not something simple, we cannot have things i certain areas? it's not something - simple, we cannot have things remain in the way we have 100,000 fugitives in the way we have 100,000 fugitives in israel, displaced people in israel, i think this is now becoming clear. they need to understand that this will be solved either diplomatically or in a military way. but we need to have security retained back not only the sense of security but the true real genuine security but the true real genuine security to the citizens of the north. and we will not relinquish until we have that and how we get it, what way, let“sjust leave it at that. the seriousness of our act, the strength of our actions and the strength and might of our actions, and i would propose the enemy does

not test us. wanted to go to the temple mount, what you'd — wanted to go to the temple mount, what you'd think about the american sanctions _ what you'd think about the american sanctions on before settlers? we are auoin to sanctions on before settlers? we are going to discuss _ sanctions on before settlers? we are going to discuss sanctions, _ sanctions on before settlers? we are going to discuss sanctions, ramadanj going to discuss sanctions, ramadan is coming soon, there“s going to discuss sanctions, ramadan is coming soon, there's no point in discussing it now, we will see what is the right thing to do in every aspect, and all these relevant fields in regards to the sections i think that this edict is very serious, very severe and i'm saying it clearly, it“s serious, very severe and i'm saying it clearly, it's very severe, it shouldn't have happened. it is hurting a whole population, all these settlers who are law abiding,

who have died trying to relinquish hamas and they are true heroes. i think this edict, if they have really used it in a balanced way you should have also put sections on many political engines, just look at the criteria. there is something here that is very proud —— problematic, and i will say it to secretary blinken when i talk to him. . . secretary blinken when i talk to him. , , ., , secretary blinken when i talk to him. , , , ., him. this is the last question we will take. after— him. this is the last question we will take. after many _ him. this is the last question we will take. after many questions, | him. this is the last question we - will take. after many questions, the ma ors will take. after many questions, the mayors are — will take. after many questions, the mayors are still _ will take. after many questions, the mayors are still not _ will take. after many questions, the mayors are still not willing - will take. after many questions, the mayors are still not willing to - mayors are still not willing to receive — mayors are still not willing to receive this plan to bring back the citizens— receive this plan to bring back the citizens to — receive this plan to bring back the citizens to the areas around gaza and they — citizens to the areas around gaza and they are demanding for you to -ive and they are demanding for you to give it— and they are demanding for you to give it a _ and they are demanding for you to give it a public declaration saying there _ give it a public declaration saying there is— give it a public declaration saying there is no— give it a public declaration saying there is no danger... give it a public declaration saying there is no danger. . ._ give it a public declaration saying there is no danger... while they are auoin to there is no danger... while they are going to the — there is no danger... while they are going to the last _ there is no danger... while they are going to the last question, - there is no danger... while they are going to the last question, let - going to the last question, let me summarise what we heard in this

conference, you heard benjamin netanyahu saying victory is within reach, a matter of months. he several times referenced the hamas response to talk of a cease—fire and hostage deal, he twice described it as the crazy demands of hamas. agreeing to them would invite another massacre. he went on to talk about the hostages, he said to the families, i have your loved ones on my mind permanently. as that continues to have those negotiations and he says israel must be able to act in gaza at any time. those are some of the key lines from that news conference as we come to the end of today's verified life. thanks so much for watching and hopefully i'll see you at the same time tomorrow. bye for now. hello. well, is there snow on the way?

the answer is yes — for some of us. but for most of us, it's going to be a case of sleet and probably heavy rain, and this is going to be happening really for the rest of the week. now, on the one hand, we have a weather front with mild weather spreading in from the southwest. 0n the other, there“s cold air streaming in from the arctic, and that cold air is in place across more northern parts of the uk. and with this weather frontapproaching, riding into this colder air, we will see that awkward mix of rain, sleet and snow across more central parts of the uk. but that's still to come. in fact, the early hours across scotland and the north of england are clear and chilly. temperatures really will be tumbling away, whereas in the south—west of the country, that weather front approaching, mild southwesterlies. so temperatures here of around 11 degrees in plymouth. colder by the time we get to birmingham, it“s three. and then from northern england northwards, it's a frost and we're expecting snow from morning onwards across parts of northern wales and into the pennines, but really anywhere across this central swathe of the country

could see some wet snow on the cars, on the grass. but we're going to focus on the amber warnings across northern wales and the pennines. so here widely could be ten to 15 centimetres, but across the higher routes, higher hills, as much as 20 to 25, so tricky conditions there across the transpennine roads through the course of thursday afternoon and into thursday evening. in the south, it“s mild and it's wet. in fact, a spell of heavy rain is expected across southern england, could be as much as a0 millimetres here. and then this area of wintry weather moves northwards. and i think by the time we get to friday, strong winds developing across northern britain, a strong easterly here, quite cold, but the focal point for snow will be around more eastern parts of scotland. across the mountains, no doubt there“ll be some blizzards, but for the vast majority of us, it's way too mild for snow. it“s ten degrees in hull, ten degrees in birmingham, 13 expected in london.

so is it going to turn cold or mild? at the moment, if we look at the outlook for the rest of the week and into next week, it is going to stay generally on the mild side and often unsettled. bye— bye.

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