Just before the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire agreement went into effect on Friday morning, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed a return to Israel’s slaughter if Hamas isn’t disarmed, a provision not part of the current deal for a partial withdrawal and captive exchange.

In a televised address delivered just before the ceasefire went into effect, Netanyahu said that the next stages of the plan involve the disarmament of Hamas and the demilitarization of Gaza, though there have been few reports on the actual future stages of the agreement.

“We are gripping Hamas from all sides in preparation for the next stages of the plan, in which Hamas will be disarmed and Gaza will be demilitarized,” Netanyahu said, per a translation by The Associated Press .

“If this is achieved

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