"Destroy, annihilate and eliminate" - Israeli leaders when describing their attack on Palestine

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By TASNIM LOKMAN

05 Dec 2023 11:16am

Gallant (top left), Netanyahu, Eiland, Gillerman, Narkis (bottom right), Herzog, Atbaryan and Feiglin (bottom left). (Illustration by SD)

SHAH ALAM - Today marks 59 days since the infamous date - "October 7". The day Hamas' military wing, the Qassam Brigade launched a suprise offensive on Israel, breaching the border defenses and carrying out a coordinated assault. In response to this, Israel began bombing Gaza and carrying out ground operations, which included the encroachment of hospitals.

Despite stating Hamas as their targets, bombardments by the Israeli force have killed at least 15,523 Palestinians including children, and injured more than 41,316 people - 75 per cent of them being children and women. A total of 6,800 are still missing. In the Occupied West Bank - a place not governed by Hamas, at least 254 Palestinians have been killed including 57 children, and at least 3,365 injured.

Israel has also stated that a total of 1,200 of its citizens were killed (a backtrack from its original 1,400 claim) and 5,600 people injured. All these number stands as of yesterday (Monday).

The solidarity with Palestine and resistance against the Israeli Occupation has not slowed down despite the "humanitarian pause" over the holiday season - namely Black Friday and Thanksgiving. It has instead grown stronger. To mark this grosteque war crimes committed by the Jewish state, here are what their leaders and key figures have said since the aggression began:

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "You must remember what Amalek has done to you says our Holy Bible. We do remember and we are fighting. Now we go and smite Amalek, utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass. (1 Samuel 15:3)".

Israeli President Isaac Herzog: "It's an entire nation out there that is responsible. It's not true, this rhetoric about civilians were not aware, not involved, it's absolutely not true".

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant: "There will be no electricity, no food, no water, no fuel. Everything will be closed. We are fighting against human animals, and we are acting accordingly. We are fighting against human animals. Gaza won’t return to what it was before. We will eliminate everything".

Former Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Dan Gillerman: "I am very puzzled by the constant concern which the world is showing for the Palestinian people and is actually showing for these horrible inhuman animals who have done the worst atrocities that this century has seen.

Former Head of Israeli National Security Council Giora Eiland: “Creating a severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza is a necessary means to achieve the goal. Gaza will become a place where no human being can exist".

Former Information Minister Israel Galit Distel Atbaryan: “Invest this energy in one thing: Erasing all of Gaza from the face of the earth. The Gazan monsters will fly to the southern fence and try to enter Egyptian territory, or they will die.

Israeli Politician Moshe Feiglin: "Annihilate Gaza now! Now! Gaza needs to turn into Dresden! Yes! How many American soldiers were killed in the battle for Hiroshima?” he tweeted on X.

Israeli Pop Singer Narkis: "We’re finishing off Gaza! We are a light unto the non- Jews!"

Israeli Scholar Mordechai Kedar: "I do not equate them (Palestinians) with animals because that is an insult to animals".

Israeli Army Reservist Ezra Yachin: "Finish them off quickly and leave no memory of them. Erase them, their families, mothers and children. These animals can no longer live. If you have an Arab neighbour, don’t wait until he comes into your house. Enter his house and shoot".