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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday threatened further targeted killings in the Gaza Strip, while President Isaac Herzog warned that divisions within Israeli society were worsening ahead of the country’s upcoming election.
“We still have tasks ahead of us, and we are determined to complete them,” Netanyahu said at a ceremony at Mount Herzl cemetery in west Jerusalem, three years after the start of Israel’s war in Gaza.
Netanyahu said Hamas would not be allowed to govern Gaza.
Since the war began, Israeli forces have killed hundreds of Hamas leaders in operations inside and outside the occupied Palestinian territories, some of which have also killed civilians.
More than 74,000 Palestinians have been killed and over 175,000 injured in Gaza since October 2023, according to Palestinian figures. About 90% of the enclave’s infrastructure has also been destroyed, the figures say.
Netanyahu has led the current government since late 2022. The government has been described as the most right-wing in Israel’s history. Netanyahu is standing trial in Israel on corruption charges that could carry prison sentences if he is convicted. The source report also says he has been wanted by the International Court of Justice since 2024 over alleged war crimes in Gaza.
Herzog warned of growing divisions in Israeli society ahead of the October 27 legislative election.
“We must also confront what is happening to us inside our own home,” he said.
“In these days, in the midst of the election campaign, we must look at and heed the flashing warning lights — those pointing to dangerous disputes and deep division,” Herzog added.
The election will be Israel’s first general vote since the Gaza war began. Opposition parties have stepped up coordination in an effort to replace Netanyahu’s government through the ballot box.
