NSA Sullivan: Israel Is Going to Want to Continue to Conduct Military Operations Against Hamas

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SULLIVAN: "Well, first, Jon, it could be that the pause is extended for another day or two days or three days or even more. The ball is in Hamas’ court on that because what Israel has said is that it is prepared to pause another day of fighting for every 10 hostages that Hamas releases. So, Hamas could choose on Tuesday, on Wednesday, on Thursday, to continue to release hostages and then the pause would continue. If the pause stops, the responsibility for that rests on the shoulders of Hamas, not on the shoulders of Israel. And then, ultimately, Israel is going to want to continue to conduct military operations against Hamas, particularly the leadership of Hamas, that were the architects of this brutal, bloody massacre, the worst massacre of the Jewish people since the Holocaust. And Hamas represents a continuing threat to Israel. In fact, Hamas leaders have said on television that they would like to repeat October 7th again and again and again. So, Israel does have the right to defend itself. It will take action to suppress and ultimately eliminate the threat that Hamas poses to the state of Israel. And that is what any country would do to defend its territory and its people."