Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the country’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip cannot stop until Israel’s goals are achieved, Al Jazeera reports.

In a video message delivered via the Israeli prime minister’s account on X, Netanyahu says: “The government led by me directed the IDF to go to war to eliminate Hamas, return our hostages and ensure that Gaza will no longer be a threat to Israel.

“The war must not be stopped until we achieve all these objectives.”