Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said that the Palestinian militant group Hamas has no interest in reaching a ceasefire deal or releasing the remaining hostages held in Gaza. "I understand exactly what Hamas wants.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the recently released videos of two severely emaciated hostages in Gaza prove that Hamas has no interest in reaching a hostage release deal, and that the footage has strengthened his resolve to “eliminate” the terror group, in a video message shared by his office.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday (August 3) that he was "deeply shocked" as he watched the "horrifying" videos released by Hamas of Israeli hostages Evyatar David and Rom Braslavski that showed both of them in deteriorating physical and mental conditions.