In an interview with Israeli Channel 13 TV, broadcast on Wednesday, Daniel Hagari said: The government must “find an alternative” to Hamas' ideology “Or you will stay.”
“If we have no alternative, in the end, we will have Hamas” in power in Gaza, warns Hajari, the IDF spokesman.

After these statements, a brief statement was issued by Benjamin Netanyahu’s government recalling this Destroying Hamas's governmental and military capabilities is one of its war aims Determined by the Security Council of Ministers and Defense Forces “Clearly they have to do this.”.

But the Israeli army explained in a statement sent to the press that its spokesman “in his remarks (…) “I spoke about destroying Hamas as a doctrine and an idea.”Adding that the statements were “Clear and straightforward,” but then taken out of context.
In an interview with Israeli Channel 13 TV, Daniel Hagari said that “it will not be possible to rescue all the hostages through military operations.”

Regarding Hezbollah and the possibility of an “all-out war,” Hageri said that Israeli military forces are “prepared for all scenarios.”