‘Will continue to act to achieve all war objectives’: Netanyahu says as Israel marks two years of October 7 attacks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with US President Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said his country will continue to pursue all the objectives of the ongoing war in Gaza, even as an intense international effort is underway to bring an end to the conflict.

In a statement issued on social media on the second anniversary of the October 7, 2023, Hamas terror attack in Israel, Netanyahu said, “We are in fateful days of decision. We will continue to act to achieve all the war’s objectives: The return of all hostages, the elimination of Hamas’s rule, and ensuring that Gaza will no longer pose a threat to Israel.”

‘Changed the face of Middle East’

As the conflict enters its third year, Netanyahu said it was a “war for our very existence