Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday that they "swore to destroy Hamas, and nothing is going to stop" Israel from that.
The remark came ahead of a meeting between both parties in Tel Aviv to discuss the latest developments in the war. Furthermore, Netanyahu told reporters that he was also going to discuss more details about "the next phase" of the fighting against Hamas with Blinken.
In addition to this meeting, Blinken, who is on a Middle East tour, also met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Opposition Leader Yair Lapid to discuss the war and "additional regional issues," as quoted by Lapid's office.