IDF’s chief spokesperson admits that Israel cannot destroy Hamas

Laith Marouf and Dimitri Lascaris discuss this week’s extraordinary developments in occupied Palestine. First, in an unprecedented move, Lebanon’s Islamic Resistance published extensive drone footage of critical Israeli military and civilian infrastructure in northern occupied Palestine. Immediately after the publication of that footage, Hassan Nasrallah gave a major speech in which he threatened to attack Cyprus if Cyprus helped Israel’s military to strike Lebanon. As all of this was unfolding, the IDF’s chief spokesperson, Daniel Hagari, told Israeli media that Israel’s military cannot destroy Hamas. Hagari’s startling admission elicited a sharp reaction from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has stated repeatedly that Israel will not stop its devastating attacks on Gaza until Hamas has been destroyed.