Netanyahu vows Israel will kill Yahya Sinwar, 'just like Haman'

• Published date: 24 March 2024
• Author: JERUSALEM POST STAFF
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

"We will unite, fight, and win just as we did in ancient times," Netanyahu said while visiting border guards from the Military Police Corps. "We will enter Rafah and achieve total victory

"We took out Haman, we will also take out Sinwar," the prime minister vowed.

After again stressing that the IDF would carry out its invasion of Rafah, Netanyahu explained that "absolute evil cannot be defeated when it is left to its own devices."

His comments on Rafah came after US Vice President Kamala Harris warned that it would be "a huge mistake" in an interview Sunday.

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