May: Hamas Hoped that Netanyahu Wouldn’t Retaliate Because the ‘Israelis Are Divided’ on the Hostage Situation

RUSH TRANSCRIPT GIGOT That ░░░░░░░░ a big issue in ░░░░░░░░ cliff The Israeli public ░░░░░░░░ not given up on ░░░░░░░░ hostages And from Hamas ░░░░░░░░ a point of view ░░░░░░░░ understand the hostages are ░░░░░░░░ main point of leverage ░░░░░░░░ it once they get ░░░░░░░░ up what is their ░░░░░░░░ This is from the ░░░░░░░░ thinking what is that ░░░░░░░░ on Netanyahu and the ░░░░░░░░ coming and wiping them ░░░░░░░░ MAY Look the Israelis ░░░░░░░░ divided on this for ░░░░░░░░ are often divided I ░░░░░░░░ Hamas hope to because ░░░░░░░░ were a lot of ░░░░░░░░ think let s get ░░░░░░░░ every hostage even if ░░░░░░░░ means we have to ░░░░░░░░ out every troop even ░░░░░░░░ say the philadelphi corridor ░░░░░░░░ is the main route ░░░░░░░░ which weapons have been ░░░░░░░░ in to resupply The ░░░░░░░░ and Hamas was maybe ░░░░░░░░ Israelis will have to ░░░░░░░░ back on this At ░░░░░░░░ end of the day ░░░░░░░░ the prime minister has ░░░░░░░░ make a decision He ░░░░░░░░ so and the decision ░░░░░░░░ and I think think ░░░░░░░░ supported b President Trump ░░░░░░░░ well it this point ░░░░░░░░ have to go in ░░░░░░░░ do serious damage to ░░░░░░░░ as a military power ░░░░░░░░ as a political power ░░░░░░░░ think that is what ░░░░░░░░ ve done And yes ░░░░░░░░ the democratic society there ░░░░░░░░ often division Israel there ░░░░░░░░ always division But they ░░░░░░░░ ahead and made a ░░░░░░░░ and that is what ░░░░░░░░ re going to do ░░░░░░░░ thing for a while ░░░░░░░░ are also seeing the ░░░░░░░░ real possibility the Israelis ░░░░░░░░ saying if you continue ░░░░░░░░ hold these hostages or ░░░░░░░░ these hostages and do ░░░░░░░░ you are doing we ░░░░░░░░ going to make a ░░░░░░░░ buffer zone between Gaza ░░░░░░░░ Israel In other words ░░░░░░░░ are going to lose ░░░░░░░░ of the land you ░░░░░░░░ been controlling It s ░░░░░░░░ to be harder to ░░░░░░░░ in Gaza after words.”