Hamas said it will be a long fight, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said both wars would ensure the violence Israel endured last 7 October could never be repeated.
JERUSALEM - Israel on Monday battled on multiple fronts, intensifying its fight with Lebanon's Hezbollah as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to press the"sacred mission" against Israel's enemies, on the first anniversary of the deadliest attack in Israeli history.
"As long as the enemy threatens our existence and the peace of our country, we will continue to fight. As long as our hostages are still in Gaza, we will continue to fight," Netanyahu said in a pre-recorded television address, vowing not to give up on the"sacred mission" of achieving the war's goals.
When the Gaza war began, Netanyahu vowed to"crush" Hamas, but troops have found themselves returning again to areas to confront signs the movement was trying to rebuild. On Monday the military said it would expand its operations against Hezbollah to Lebanon's coast south of the Al-Awali river, and warned people to stay away.
At least four projectiles were fired from Gaza just after 7 October commemorations began, Israel's military said, adding it retaliated against militant infrastructure throughout Gaza. Late Monday in Tel Aviv, musicians performed as victims' images flashed on screens at a ceremony attended by families and relatives of those killed and abducted.
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