'Hamas should be crushed like ISIS, spit out from community of nations': Israel PM

Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, stated on Thursday that Hamas should be destroyed and that it should be dealt with similarly to the Islamic State, or ISIS.

Hamas should be “spit out from the community of nations,” he warned, and those who host Hamas would face penalties.

“Hamas is ISIS and just as ISIS was crushed, so too will Hamas be crushed. Hamas should be treated exactly the way ISIS was treated. They should be spit out from the community of nations. No leader should meet them, no country should harbour them and those that do should be sanctioned” he said.

Further stressing that Hamas strikes civilians on purpose, PM Netanyahu reiterated US President Joe Biden’s description of Hamas as “sheer evil” during a news conference with US State Secretary Antony Blinken.

Highlighting the brutal acts committed by Hamas, PM Netanyahu said, “Hamas has shown itself to be an enemy of civilisation. The massacring of young people at an outdoor music festival, the butchering of entire families, the murder of parents in front of their children and the murder of children in front of their parents, the burning of people alive, the beheadings, the kidnappings of a young boy.”

He said further, “Not only kidnap, molest the kidnapped and the sickening display of celebrating these horrors, the celebration and glorification of evil – President Biden was absolutely correct in calling this sheer evil.”

Netanyahu also praised the United States for its continuous support during these trying times and boldly predicted that Israel would win its fight against Hamas.

He added, “Antony, my friend. I say to you, I say to all of us. There will be many difficult days ahead. But I have no doubt that the forces of civilisation will win. The reason that is true is because we understand what is the first prerequisite of victory – moral clarity. This is a time that we must stand tall, proud and united against evil. America is taking that stand, thank you America for standing with Israel, today, tomorrow and always.”

Israeli Defence Forces claimed that when Hamas penetrated several areas of South Israel last weekend, they brought ISIS flags with them.

In a post shared on X, Israeli Defence Forces stated, “Hamas brought ISIS flags to massacre Israeli children, women and men. Hamas is a genocidal terrorist organization. Hamas is worse than ISIS.”

Israeli Defence Forces claimed that when Hamas penetrated several areas of South Israel last weekend, they brought ISIS flags with them.

(With agency inputs)